Thenameis a contractionof 'ReadIt' asin: I alreadyreaditonReddit, whichifyouspendsignificanttimeonthesite, iswhatyou'llsaytoeveryonewhotriestoshowyouanything. It's a kindofawesomecurse.
Techgeekshavetheirtechnologyandflaggeekshavetheirvexillologyand -- andontheoffchanceyou'reinterestedinsomethingthedoesn't yetexist, justpress a buttonand a newsubredditisborn.
技術オタクには技術オタクの技術があり、旗オタクには旗オタクの下品さがあります。
Andeachsubredditworksjustlikethemainpage: a constantlyupdatinglistofinterestingstuffaccordingtothepeopleinterestedinthatstuff.
Andwhen a subredditgrowslarge, itcanbeterrifyinglygoodatthis: forexampleAWW, a sectiondevotedtoadorableness, is a GLOBAL 24-HOUR-A-DAYBATTLETOFINDTHECUTESTIMAGESEVER!
Turnsoutifyougivepeoplewithbabyanimalphotos a placetohavetheirbabyanimalphotoscompete, theresultisthehighestdensityofcutenesshumancivilizationhasyetcreated.
Ofcourse, when a websitecoversthewholeofhumanendeavorthingsgetweird: likesubredditsforonlyphotosofbirds... witharmsoronlyphotosofHitler... withsocksandthentherearealwaystheotherkindsofphotoshumansliketolookatandsometimescollectionsofhorrifyingthingsthatcannotbeunseen.
Sotherearesubredditsthatarenothing *but* discussion: suchasChangeMyViewfordebatesorAsk A Scientistwhereexpertsanswerquestions, orthere's 'IamA' wherepeoplesaywhattheyare "I am a fireman" or "I amanEscort" or "I am a prisonguard" andanswerquestionsfromthecomments.
議論のためのChange My Viewや、専門家が質問に答えるAsk A Scientistのような、議論以外の何でもないサブレディットがあります。
Andredditreallyis a communitywithit's owncultureandhistoryandthatincreasinglyhasaneffectonthephysicalworldwiththingslike: meetingupinpersonandraisingmoneyforcharityanddefendingtheInternetandhelping a familybewiththeirsickchildandholdingtheword's largestsecretsantaandsendingteachersthesuppliestheyneed.