r/FutureWhatIf

61k members
r/FutureWhatIf is a subreddit with 61k members. The most common kinds of discussions are ideas and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses fwi, worst, tired, trump, and star wars.
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Popular Themes in r/FutureWhatIf

#1
Ideas
: "[FWI] US Space Force launches a space based solar power in geosynchronous orbit (GEO) to beam microwaves to Hawaii to power NSA datacenters."
3 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "FWI: With birth rates plummeting due to the rising cost of living, and wages not keeping up with inflation, the human race goes extinct in 150 years because nobody will be able to afford a child anymore."
1 post

Popular Topics in r/FutureWhatIf

#1

Fwi

19 posts
#2

Worst

16 posts
#3

Tired

10 posts
#4

Trump

3 posts
#5

Star Wars

2 posts
#6

2026

1 post
#7

Usa

1 post
#8

Death Penalty

1 post
#9

President

1 post
#10

Economic

1 post

Flair Used in r/FutureWhatIf

#1
Political/Financial
: "FWI: The maga wing of the republican party will soon suffer a collapse the likes of which they haven't endured since 2006"
31 posts
#2
War/Military
: "FWI: Ukraine will strike other bot farms in Russia in 2027"
25 posts
#3
Science/Space
: "[FWI] An Ecuadorian woman is picked to be UN Secretary General who shifts UN goals of fighting climate change and a melting Arctic to building a space elevator off the coast of Ecuador."
8 posts
#4
Other
: "FWI: In 2098, the United States is no more"
7 posts
#5
Death/Assassination
: "[FWI] An ICE agent shoots and kills an NYPD officer in New York City"
5 posts
#6
Health/Biology
: "[FWI] Every sequential year from hence forth will break the hottest year on record for the next 250 years, messing with our psychologically evolved thermoregulation system."
3 posts
#7
Challenge
: "FWI Challenge: Have Benjamin Netanyahu lose the 2026 Israeli Legislative Election"
3 posts

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Yearly
+1k members(1.9%)

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Last updated: October 31, 2026