If Reddit wants to be thought of as a government, we’ll call it what it is: a failed state, unable to control what happens within its borders. At minimum, Reddit is a kleptocracy that speaks to lofty virtues while profiting from vice. It might be forgivable if we were talking about taxing cigarettes and booze, but we’re not talking about that. What we’re talking about is more like sexual assault, condoned by a state that earns revenue from it. “Reddit doesn’t have much of an interest in banning questionable content,” Wong wrote last year. “‘Family-friendly’ is out, 'edgy’ is in.” Are those the words of a president, or a pimp?
Reddit is a failed state | The Verge. Agreed — But it’s a failed state that thinks of itself as a model and pattern for all other states. That’s the scary part.