Yep, I agree. A lot of that is because they need default subreddits to avoid just showing a blank page, and their choices seem..barely better than that blank pa

Yep, I agree. A lot of that is because they need default subreddits to avoid just showing a blank page, and their choices seem..barely better than that blank page. I guess the big example is /r/atheism, some of whose posts are insanely offputting. And then, like you say, /r/pics or whatever, "memes and cat pictures". It's a shame their selection of defaults give such a misleading view of the community at large. I'm not sure exactly how to fix it - rotate in highly rated posts from non-NSFW subreddits at random for non logged in users? At least that'd give some variety.