r/collapse is a subreddit with 567k 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, ecological, ai, and society.
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
: "Water visible less than 60 KM from North Pole."
51 posts
#2
Casual Friday
: "Timeline Seems Accurate."
20 posts
#3
Ecological
: "Gray whales are washing up dead on the West Coast."
15 posts
#4
AI
: "When will we see the collapse of our grid?"
11 posts
#5
Society
: "Americans Don’t Have a Right to Safe Drinking Water or Truthful Information, Trump Appointed Judge Rules"
8 posts
#6
Science and Research
: "The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function. - Albert A. Bartlett"
7 posts
#7
Systemic
: "Tens of millions of people fail to get humanitarian aid as global system crumbles from funding cuts"
6 posts
#8
Economic
: "Global bond sell-off resumes as surging oil prices stoke fears about inflation | Bonds"
6 posts
#9
Energy
: "Saudi Arabia shut down East-West crude oil pipeline after multiple attacks"
6 posts
#10
Adaptation
: "Hunger Foretold: The Coming 2027 Hunger and the Free Public Maps, Research and Reports That Are Predicting It"
5 posts
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Last updated: September 14, 2026