Steve Huffman

On the stage, people are competing for the spotlight.

In the city, people are just with one another, talking, hanging out, sharing a few laughs.

On the stage, people are working.

Literally, on social media, people are working to become rich and famous.

You can't become rich and famous on Reddit.

I'm sorry.

The stage uses likes and algorithms to decide what to put in front of you.

On Reddit, we use the upvote and the downvote.

The upvote, you understand, the downvote is very important.

This is where communities enforce their values, define their culture, enforce the unwritten rules.

Communities have values.

Stages do not.

I want to walk you through some of these neighborhoods or communities on Reddit.

One of them we call MomForAMinute.

These are all real examples, by the way.

Mom for a Minute is a place where you can go if you need a mom for a minute, or you want to be a mom for a minute, if you need a little support or a hug or maybe some honest feedback.

This example, somebody took a break, went back to school after five years and got into their dream med school and posted that.

Hey, Mom, I got into my dream med school today.

And the reply, there was many of them, was, that is so awesome you did it.

Congratulations, and don't forget to take a little time for yourself.