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Because it's delusional wishful thinking.
This isn't a content site. It's an aggregator site. Most of the posts are either links from around the web or reposts.
Actual genuine original content isn't going to disappear from Reddit either. The people who do create it would never give up the platform. It's too easy and has a great reach.
Honestly next time you hear someone say they're leaving Reddit, go look through their link submissions. You're not going to find any of the power-users who make up 95% of the front page submissinos amongst them.
Comment by knight-of-lambda at 07/07/2015 at 06:00 UTC
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I've been on the internet for a while, so I've seen enough online empires rise and fall to vehemently disagree. Reddit, like other communities, is shaped by its vocal minority.
Like imagine if /r/science wasn't run by actual scientists, researchers and other academic professionals. What would become of the sub? If pseudoscience started leaking in I'd abandon it in a heartbeat.