r/collapse is a subreddit with 557k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses climate change, collapse, worst, struggling, and climate, 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
: "Europe faces extreme late-May heatwave with temperature anomalies up to +15°C and 40°C forecast in France"
72 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "It hit 48.2°C (118°F) in my state in India today. The news calls it a "severe heatwave," but living through it feels like standing at the end of the world."
17 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Highly recommend this new podcast with Scott Galloway. One of his best. His claim, 1 out of 3 billionaires now has a fully ready-to-go escape plan for themselves and their families."
3 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "The average American car payment is now $680 a month — and millions can't keep up"
2 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "Mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the Atlantic suggests the AMOC is weakening"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/collapse
#1
Climate Change
: "In shock decision, National Security Council stops work on Climate Change"
36 posts
#2
Collapse
: "Thanks to a hotter planet and overuse, Lake Mead and Lake Powell keep getting closer to Collapse, a potential catastrophe for 40 million people."
29 posts
#3
Worst
19 posts
#4
Struggling
16 posts
#5
Climate
: "Accelerating Climate consequences of Hormuz"
16 posts
#6
Economy
: "The AI investment thesis makes zero sense. If it actually works, it completely breaks the Economy."
12 posts
#7
Energy
: "Won’t Be Long Now: America’s Trillion-Dollar Interest Bill and the End of Cheap Empire"
11 posts
#8
Heatwave
: "Europe faces extreme late-May Heatwave with temperature anomalies up to +15°C and 40°C forecast in France"
9 posts
#9
Pandemic
: "Former CDC director on Ebola outbreak: ‘I suspect this is going to become a very significant Pandemic’"
8 posts
#10
Ai
: "Ai Could Use as Much Water as 1.3 Billion People by 2030, U.N. Report Warns"
8 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
: "Europe faces extreme late-May heatwave with temperature anomalies up to +15°C and 40°C forecast in France"
52 posts
#2
Economic
: "The pig in the python: Baby Boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire"
15 posts
#3
Diseases
: "Former CDC director on Ebola outbreak: ‘I suspect this is going to become a very significant pandemic’"
14 posts
#4
Conflict
: "3,400 deaths in a day: India's extreme heat days are deadlier than we imagined"
13 posts
#5
Casual Friday
: "Human Intelligence Sharply Declining"
12 posts
#6
Ecological
: "Being The Cancer of The Earth."
10 posts
#7
Food
: "World has 6 months to avert major food crisis, says UN as Hormuz struggle drags on"
9 posts
#8
Adaptation
: "Apocalypse Bunker Fails as Wealthy Residents Turn on Each Other"
8 posts
#9
Society
: "DOJ subpoenas Reddit in effort to unmask Trump critics"
8 posts
#10
Science and Research
: "Scientists Warn 250,000 to 500,000 Insect Species May Have Gone Extinct in the Last 150 Years (2020)"
8 posts
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Last updated: June 11, 2026