r/collapse is a subreddit with 564k members. The community frequently discusses worst, struggling, collapse, energy, and tired, and they frequently recommend/review recommendations for books, and the most common flair used is climate, casual friday, ecological, energy, and systemic.
Discussion regarding the potential collapse of global civilization, defined as a significant decrease in human population and/or political/economic/social complexity over a considerable area, for an extended time. We seek to deepen our understanding of collapse while providing mutual support, not to document every detail of our demise.
Popular Topics in r/collapse
#1
Worst
14 posts
#2
Struggling
9 posts
#3
Collapse
7 posts
#4
Energy
5 posts
#5
Tired
5 posts
#6
Climate
4 posts
#7
Lecture
3 posts
#8
Climate Change
3 posts
#9
America
3 posts
#10
Covid
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/collapse
Recommendations For Books
1 review
#1
John Michael Greer
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/collapse
#1
Climate
: "'Off the charts' El Niño is already the strongest since records began…"
42 posts
#2
Casual Friday
: "Conversations as a Doomer"
14 posts
#3
Ecological
: "Ancient forests took 100,000 years to recover from the last global warming period similar to today"
10 posts
#4
Energy
: "NYT: What if America Went Completely Dark?"
10 posts
#5
Systemic
: "Last Week in Collapse: August 9-15, 2026"
7 posts
#6
Science and Research
: "Scientists detect a surprising shift in human blood as atmospheric CO2 rises, with blood bicarbonate climbing about 7% since 1999"
6 posts
#7
Water
: "‘Uncharted territory’: Second-largest reservoir in US, Lake Powell, plunges to a record low"
6 posts
#8
Adaptation
: "Subterranean salad: underground farmers seek solution to food crisis in disused UK mines"
6 posts
#9
Predictions
: "Is there a "CO2(e)" or "forcings" graph for the past 800k years? Because this graph is Bonkers"
5 posts
#10
Economic
: "Three things in life are certain: Death, Taxes, and Billionaires telling us how good we have it"
5 posts
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Last updated: August 24, 2026