r/collapse is a subreddit with 568k members. The community frequently discusses worst, collapse, climate change, struggling, and climate, and they frequently recommend/review recommendations for books, and the most common flair used is climate, casual friday, ai, economic, and energy.
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
Collapse
10 posts
#3
Climate Change
8 posts
#4
Struggling
8 posts
#5
Climate
7 posts
#6
Energy
5 posts
#7
Tired
5 posts
#8
Floods
4 posts
#9
Covid
4 posts
#10
Lecture
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
: "The incoming ‘super’ El Niño is jaw-dropping and could mark one of the biggest global weather upheavals in a millennium, unleashing weather catastrophes around our world"
38 posts
#2
Casual Friday
: "The Current Situation."
18 posts
#3
AI
: "Anthropic CEO warns AI could seize control of the whole world's internet in 6 months"
12 posts
#4
Economic
: "We will have a 1973/1981 recession very soon because of gas prices"
11 posts
#5
Energy
: "Costco Is Rationing Oil And Doubling Its Price As Supply Dwindles"
10 posts
#6
Ecological
: ""This is an emergency." The world's top mathematicians signed an open letter expressing their "extreme concern" about human extinction this decade. The estimates of a 10% chance of extinction "must not be dismissed as 'hype'." ... "By the time this becomes obvious to the wider public...""
10 posts
#7
Conflict
: "The whole world is on the verge of a devastating famine"
9 posts
#8
Systemic
: "“End Times Fascism”: Naomi Klein & Astra Taylor on Billionaires, Bunkers, AI, Gaza & the Far Right"
8 posts
#9
Politics
: "Idiocracy: New Zealand Soon to Be Politician Says 70 Real Estate Experts at Harvard Told Him Global Warming Is Not Man Made"
6 posts
#10
Adaptation
: "The resurgence of fortified landscapes in West Africa - a majority of surviving settlements now have moats and walls"
6 posts
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Last updated: September 21, 2026