[dougmwne]

Yes, my point is that reddit is an algorithm driven popularity contest that resists novelty and experimentation. Same with all social media. You can certainly post your weird art there, but the algorithm will never show it to anyone.

[krapp]

Yes, which is why subreddits like /r/imsorryjon and /r/fifthworldproblems never took off.

People seek out novel and interesting things - there are subreddits and networks of subreddits dedicated to that. Popularity algorithms aren't monolithic, they take trends like novelty into account.