/r/Futurology/

r/Futurology

21.7M members
r/Futurology is a subreddit with 21.7M members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and ideas, and the community frequently discusses technology, future, climate change, struggling, and hard time, and they frequently recommend/review youtube channels and ai girlfriend app.
A subreddit devoted to the field of Future(s) Studies and evidence-based speculation about the development of humanity, technology, and civilization. -------- You can also find us in the fediverse at - https://futurology.today

Popular Themes in r/Futurology

#1
News
: "85 Flock Surveillance Camera Contracts In 28 States Canceled - LAPD Also Won't Renew Their Contract"
34 posts
#2
Ideas
: "A Mexican startup has started selling Mexican-built EVs for $8,500. Why can't Silicon Valley do this for the US & rest of world, instead of pouring hundreds of billions into AI designed to replace human workers?"
16 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "The reality of being a senior software engineer (now and in the future)"
4 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Finland builds the world's largest sand battery. Site can cheaply store energy for entire month. No "rare earths" or critical materials used. Estimated at $25/KWh"
2 posts
#5
Money Talk
: "Finally used crypto on a grocery run without converting first."
1 post
#6
Opportunities
: "How to move forward and fix society"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/Futurology

#1

Technology

32 posts
#2

Future

30 posts
#3

Climate Change

13 posts
#4

Struggling

10 posts
#5

Hard Time

8 posts
#6

Energy

7 posts
#7

Ai

7 posts
#8

Hate

6 posts
#9

Self Driving

4 posts
#10

Drought

4 posts

Products Discussed in r/Futurology

#1
Isaac Arthur
4.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Foresight Institute
5.0 from 1 review
#1
Heaven-Girlfriend
5.0 from 7 reviews
#2
Lusty Companion
4.7 from 3 reviews
#3
Sexting Companion
5.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/Futurology

#1
AI
: "Turns out Dead Internet Theory was right: AI agents are eating the Web, growing by nearly 8,000% and rewiring the Internet’s business model"
49 posts
#2
Discussion
: "China is doing something much cleverer than just beating/matching proprietary AI models"
28 posts
#3
Society
: "A Mexican startup has started selling Mexican-built EVs for $8,500. Why can't Silicon Valley do this for the US & rest of world, instead of pouring hundreds of billions into AI designed to replace human workers?"
13 posts
#4
Robotics
: "US Airlines Are Banning Humanoid Robots From Flights Over Safety Concerns"
10 posts
#5
Environment
: "New “living plastic” self-destructs in just 6 days without leaving microplastics"
8 posts
#6
Biotech
: "Brain implant restores the sensation of touch in a person with quadriplegia"
7 posts
#7
Privacy/Security
: "85 Flock Surveillance Camera Contracts In 28 States Canceled - LAPD Also Won't Renew Their Contract"
6 posts
#8
Energy
: "Finland builds the world's largest sand battery. Site can cheaply store energy for entire month. No "rare earths" or critical materials used. Estimated at $25/KWh"
5 posts
#9
Economics
: "A Simple Law That Could Prevent Autonomous Manufacturing From Drowning the World in Waste"
5 posts
#10
meta
: "What job will be the last to be automated, and why?"
5 posts

Member Growth in r/Futurology

Yearly
+127k members(0.6%)

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Last updated: August 2, 2026