r/collapse is a subreddit with 560k members. The community frequently discusses climate change, collapse, climate, worst, and energy, and they frequently recommend/review recommendations for books, and the most common flair used is climate, economic, adaptation, ecological, and casual friday.
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
Climate Change
49 posts
#2
Collapse
33 posts
#3
Climate
20 posts
#4
Worst
14 posts
#5
Energy
11 posts
#6
Struggling
9 posts
#7
Economy
9 posts
#8
Heatwave
9 posts
#9
Pandemic
8 posts
#10
Global Warming
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
: "The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Isn't a Bunch of Reddit Doomers. They're Warning That 4 Billion Deaths from 3°C of Warming Cannot Be Ruled Out"
22 posts
#2
Economic
: "Is it just me or everyone wants the crash?"
6 posts
#3
Adaptation
: "El Niño update ℹ️"
5 posts
#4
Ecological
: "UK has ‘no future’ if it fails to act on ecosystem collapse threatening national security"
5 posts
#5
Casual Friday
: "Why we're blind to civilizational collapse"
5 posts
#6
Science and Research
: "Land aridification persists in vulnerable drylands under climate mitigation scenarios"
4 posts
#7
Food
: "The perfect example of collapse?"
3 posts
#8
Politics
: "Why Climate Politics Can’t Wait... “Climate hushing” is all the rage among Democrats."
2 posts
#9
Technology
: "A "Black Mirror" market now exists to earn-per-minute watching livestreams"
2 posts
#10
Society
: "The Hunger for Meaning: Symbolic Digestion in the Digital Age"
2 posts
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+27k members(5.1%)
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Last updated: July 11, 2026