Disclaimer: I still use Reddit.

I got into Reddit relatively early. I came in post subs, but before Digg crashed. Bozarking was still around. Since then, I wouldn't say Reddit got worse, but it changed. I never even look at the defaults these days, I just hang out in the subs that are relevant to my interests. The sheer size of Reddit at this point has made it like a modern usenet, and I can find discussion on whatever niche I want with no effort.

What I do miss from those days though, is the effort the average user put in. Comments were longer on average. People wouldn't rely on cheap gags for karma but would put some effort into their jokes. I learned new stuff all the time from users who took the time to write long, enlightening posts. That all still exists, but it is buried under mountains of crap.

Hubski has the quality content I missed, but it is lacking (and I don't think it will ever acquire), the dumb, over the top sense of humor that would make me chuckle during my bathroom break at work. I see this place being more like Metafilter than Reddit.

Also, I sometimes miss the how programmer centric Reddit was back then. /r/programming was still a default, and it permeated everything. I do like a variety of perspectives, but Reddit was rather influential on my development as a programmer.

Now I've been rambling for far too long about nothing that really matters, so cheers.