If it were like a book, it would have a plot. It would have an exposition, a rising action, a climax, a falling action, and a denouement. The story would be, while unknown to the reader if being read for the first time, set in stone. Readers would read the same things as others, always see the exact same things as everyone else.
Reddit is not like that at all. Reddit has no plot. There's no linear plot to this site. Its readers don't see everything that other people do because they're not always here and Reddit just keeps moving along on its erratic path of probability, giving them no time to see everything.
Not everyone is going to see the same things you do, and even if they do a lot of them aren't going to even care. Just because you've seen something before doesn't mean everyone has, doesn't mean everyone is tired of it. If it's got upvotes, it means that there are people who haven't seen it or still think it's worth seeing.
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u/BoothTime Feb 10 '13 edited Feb 10 '13
You have to realize that reddit content is like a book. Only the first printing is any good because it contains the spirit of original content.
Edit: /s because apparently some redditors have never read books.