I think you have to qualify that. Nearly all of /r/pics and /r/funny (or any image-centric sub) is not OC. However, /r/AskReddit, /r/IAmA, etc are all entirely Redditor-generated content. Those are huge subreddits, and should not be discounted. Reddit is a gargantuan site with a metric ton of content. It's greatly expanded since its initial charge to be a news aggregator. Reddit now deals almost exclusively in communities.
Because Reddit is the amalgamation of its communities, you get this backlash against 9gag--us vs. them and all. I'm interested to see how this evolves. I think 9gag will have to be something better than "funny stuff" eventually. Internet history is littered with companies/sites that were spun up around other people's funny content, got very popular, and have since gone by the wayside.
That's why I think Reddit will continue to survive. Its communities are its lifeblood. I don't know enough about 9gag to know if it can really form this community well and keep it, or if it's another just ebaum's World.
The important part is that the article - and ultimately, the funding - are because of 9gag users uploading stuff they find on r/pics and r/funny, even though they'd never admit that (much like most Redditors would never admit the majority of Reddit's memes either originated from or are directly from 4chan).
Because Reddit is the amalgamation of its communities, you get this backlash against 9gag--us vs. them and all. I'm interested to see how this evolves. I think 9gag will have to be something better than "funny stuff" eventually. Internet history is littered with companies/sites that were spun up around other people's funny content, got very popular, and have since gone by the wayside.
That's why I think Reddit will continue to survive. Its communities are its lifeblood. I don't know enough about 9gag to know if it can really form this community well and keep it, or if it's another just ebaum's World.