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These are not consequences of size - these are consequences of anonymization. Image macros and circlejerk posts started on 4chan - the /b/tards migrated to Reddit because there, they could get points for their "wit." If reddit had spent more time on building community before building traffic, the low-effort stuff would not have happened. There used to be pride of ownership, at least until Digg came. Then there was no longer a community per se. From that point the place was hosed.Of all people you should know the rise of the image macro, the low-effort posts and the circlejerky behaviour.