Depends on the sub. Personal anecdote subs are the same yes, and not surprisingly they are very popular. There is a reason subs like /r/thathappened exist. But

Depends on the sub. Personal anecdote subs are the same yes, and not surprisingly they are very popular. There is a reason subs like /r/thathappened exist. But there are good ones too imo that I follow, usually the more on-topic ones like /r/buildapc, /r/datahoarder, /r/networking, main sport sub like /r/soccer or /r/baseball.