[ratg13]

This has been a theme on reddit since comments were introduced.

The largest shift in the site was something 12-14 years ago when they redesigned the site to have thumbnails.

This brought people to the site for images instead of content. That was absolutely the original torpedo.

It made the site much more popular, but the quality tanked fast, and has continued since due to having to cater to the lowest common denominator of millions of people.