I'm not convinced that a more intelligent discourse is necessarily better. One major reason I like Reddit AMAs is that they are so informal that once in a while

I'm not convinced that a more intelligent discourse is necessarily better. One major reason I like Reddit AMAs is that they are so informal that once in a while the host answers some pretty outrageous questions or feels free to joke around a bit. Questions come up that wouldn't come up in any other situation or interview, and the randomness adds value. The chaos is a feature.