/r/Futurology/

r/Futurology

21.7M members
r/Futurology is a subreddit with 21.7M members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses self driving cars, self driving, drought, clean energy, and coal, 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
Solution Requests
: "AI software could detect osteoporosis in existing CT scans before bones break"
2 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "This a question for people who got laid off from the tech industry"
2 posts
#3
Ideas
: "What if we could transfer decades of knowledge and skills to someone in seconds?"
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Researchers sacked by OpenAI accuse tech firm of 'chilling' safety efforts | Mikita Balesni, one of three OpenAI safety researchers fired last week, says he believes they were sacked for putting safety ahead of the company's short-term corporate interests."
1 post

Popular Topics in r/Futurology

#1

Self Driving Cars

5 posts
#2

Self Driving

5 posts
#3

Drought

2 posts
#4

Clean Energy

2 posts
#5

Coal

2 posts
#6

Energy

2 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
: "Billionaire whose employees have to piss in bottles, says AI will deliver a 3-day work week and single-income family households."
26 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Scientists accidentally discover a genetic code that breaks the rules of life"
15 posts
#3
Society
: "Cognitive Liberty - My Attention is mine"
7 posts
#4
Robotics
: "Ukraine's all-robotic airborne assaults are becoming a new battlefield reality"
6 posts
#5
Energy
: "Solar power is helping the Global South skip fossil fuels"
6 posts
#6
Computing
: "A study of over 80,000 learners found that even 1–2 second loading delays can disrupt online education"
4 posts
#7
Biotech
: "Scientists created a tiny device that can control your nerves to treat chronic pain"
4 posts
#8
Space
: "Choose Your Overlord"
4 posts
#9
meta
: "well well well.."
3 posts
#10
Transport
: "Student here, curious what you think: could a car someday be a shared resource instead of just something we own?"
2 posts

Member Growth in r/Futurology

Yearly
+165k members(0.8%)

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Last updated: October 15, 2026