r/collapse is a subreddit with 561k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses collapse, worst, climate, struggling, and ebola, and they frequently recommend/review recommendations for books.
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 Themes in r/collapse
#1
News
: "Carbon dioxide overload, detected in human blood, suggests a potentially toxic atmosphere within 50 years"
41 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Am i allowed to say 99% of mental health professionals refuse to talk about this?"
20 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Are you connected with collapse-aware people irl?"
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "How Can Overwhelmed Teenagers Actually Make A Difference?"
2 posts
#5
Solution Requests
: "Wildfire Smoke Chokes Millions of People: I Show You Tools on How to Assess the Risks in your Region"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/collapse
#1
Collapse
: "Collapse of AMOC ocean current may already be locked in"
15 posts
#2
Worst
14 posts
#3
Climate
: "Extreme Heat Stuns Even Climate Scientists Who Saw It Coming"
13 posts
#4
Struggling
9 posts
#5
Ebola
: "The Ebola epidemic is getting out of control"
6 posts
#6
Climate Change
: "Emergence of uncompensable heat stress during monsoon season in India. Uncompensable heat stress, where the body struggles to cool down due to extreme heat and humidity, is increasing across India due to Climate Change."
5 posts
#7
Energy
5 posts
#8
Tired
5 posts
#9
Lecture
3 posts
#10
Economic
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
: "LOL, we are complete fu**ed"
59 posts
#2
Casual Friday
: "It's All Perfectly Fine."
19 posts
#3
Economic
: "Am i allowed to say 99% of mental health professionals refuse to talk about this?"
14 posts
#4
Ecological
: "UK has ‘no future’ if it fails to act on ecosystem collapse threatening national security"
11 posts
#5
Systemic
: "Move Over Oppenheimer - The genocidal consequences of climate scientists still minimizing how bad things really are."
11 posts
#6
Science and Research
: "Carbon dioxide overload, detected in human blood, suggests a potentially toxic atmosphere within 50 years"
9 posts
#7
Society
: "Everyday In The World."
9 posts
#8
Diseases
: "Why no one talks about how CO2 ppm concentration affects human health? We increased from 280 to 430ppm. At 1000ppm we will have mental impairment and physical discomfort."
8 posts
#9
Conflict
: "Leak: Rubio’s WMD Scandal Is “Far-Left Terrorism”"
6 posts
#10
Adaptation
: "El Niño update ℹ️"
5 posts
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Last updated: July 22, 2026