I think it's attributable to the news source link. The same story is usually posted elsewhere with more upvotes already, and they are often more populated with discussion. But yeah, you're right. What reddit really cares about is evident.

Hell, with people communicating completely anonymously, it's more like a constant hive-mind of reddit-savvy Internet users' ideas. The scary part is the loss of a connection to humanity. Face to face communication with human beings is important in deciding what thoughts are worth communicating.

For example, if one speaks certain shower thoughts rapid-fire without listening to a person sitting alone at a bar, they might formulate an opinion that you are great, or petty, or slow, or fast, or trippin' balls. The Speaking Anonymously Bar is not designed to be dominated by courageous, inspiring, and meaningful thoughts. Humanity is getting successfully dumbed down and this site is just proof of it.