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I guess that's a fair point, but there are a few things I'd point out in response.
For one thing, nested threads weren't that rare, even early on. I refuse to give Reddit credit for that one. Pair that with the fact that around here the upvote sorting is far less relevant and you have a more forum-like arrangement. It's definitely not the "only the most upvoted post counts" thing over here. You have very long threads with a lot of different responses and responses to responses. The filtering and bubbling up based on popularity is not quite Reddit-like.
For another thing, and perhaps more importantly, social media isn't just defined by its features. Reddit is the way it is because of how people engage with it and how large and anonymous it is. The entry points are different, the connections are different, the reliance on discoverability tools is waaay different. This place doesn't feel like Reddit because even if it has a few of those tools it doesn't much need them. You can parse the entire firehose. You can't be Reddit like that.