I largely agree. Individual subreddits can have different cultures, but there's always a much larger degree of snide, low-quality posts than there are on most t

I largely agree. Individual subreddits can have different cultures, but there's always a much larger degree of snide, low-quality posts than there are on most traditional forums (or here on HN, for that matter). Almost all subreddits' quality hovers in the Twitter range. I think this is mostly because anyone can join any subreddit with ease, so even the best moderators have to fight against a vast tide of newcomers pulling the culture toward the Reddit average.