[TheRealDunkirk]

There are so many stories like that that I'm convinced that this is Reddit's actual business model: game the site in the interests of people who are paying them, but make it look like it's organic.

[npongratz]

If this article is to be believed, reddit may simply be continuing its founding tradition:

https://www.themarysue.com/reddit-fake-account-origins/

"...when Reddit was first started, it was populated almost entirely with content submitted by fake users."