[Victerius]

> Also, politicians and other important public figures don't use Reddit like they use Twitter

I think that may change in the future. Many politicians, including prominent ones, have done AMAs. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a semi regular. The Sergeant Major of the US Army is a regular. Rick Astley is a semi regular. Verne Troyer was a regular before he died.

[riffraff]

But they don't use it the same way.

Twitter allows you to soapbox on any current issue and communicate directly with people.

You could in theory do something similar through your own subreddit but then you'd need to manage it, it's not the same thing.

[ant6n]

Hey! No reddit-style comments on HN. Here we have quality discussions, okay?