I would also like to be a hubbie. I joined looking for the similar things being a long time redditor for over 6 years, the site just seems like it's been going downhill. Even though they do have points about the smaller reddits, the format of hubski, following people and topics to build your front page as opposed to subscribing to other reddits is a way more intuitive system of getting to the content that you wish to see.
I would tend to agree with that. For me, I try to think of it in terms of how I interact with people physically. The things I do, for the most part, are based around the friends that I have. I do things because they do things. Which is to say, I follow them. But there are times that I go to an event, like a concert for example, where I'm am among strangers because we have a similar singular interest. And that's totally valid as well. Ultimately though, the brilliance of Hubski is that it breaks down connections to the individual and NOT the group. It is not a common denominator, but rather something that is greater than the sum of it's parts.following people and topics to build your front page as opposed to subscribing to other reddits is a way more intuitive system of getting to the content that you wish to see.