Reddit has thousands of subreddits, some of which are very heavily moderated (more than HN, even). Yes, trying to have a serious, on-topic discussion in /r/funn

Reddit has thousands of subreddits, some of which are very heavily moderated (more than HN, even). Yes, trying to have a serious, on-topic discussion in /r/funny or /r/animalsbeingjerks might be tricky, but you'll find that they are plentiful in places like /r/askhistorians. Treating reddit as a singular 'thing' like HN doesn't really work, reddit is a platform for thousands of communities each of which has different standards and expectations.