r/realtech

13k members
r/realtech is a subreddit with 13k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses worst, struggling, annoying, tired, and struggling to sell, and they frequently recommend/review streaming stick.
rtbot2 (/u/rtbot2) is a simple bot made by /u/mf2mf2, to combat how /r/technology has became a highly political, repetitive, and somewhat circlejerky subreddit. The original design and bot was created by /u/firemylasers. The bot scans posts from /r/technology, calculates a score, and reposts submissions whose score is below a certain threshold to /r/realtech. The system very effective, eliminating most undesirable posts and leaving behind many posts that are usually buried.

Popular Themes in r/realtech

#1
News
: "Google dismantles proxy network belonging to Israeli company Alarum Technologies after it hacked two million devices in homes around the world"
61 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "9 GWh sodium-ion battery agreement cuts diesel use at remote mines"
6 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Hideo Kojima ‘really sad’ about PlayStation killing discs, ‘frightened’ for future of ownership"
5 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "Microsoft 365 just got a price hike over continuous innovation, but Copilot is the AI tax on businesses"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/realtech

#1

Worst

9 posts
#2

Struggling

5 posts
#3

Annoying

5 posts
#4

Tired

5 posts
#5

Struggling To Sell

3 posts
#6

Worst Technology

3 posts
#7

Apple

2 posts
#8

Parking

2 posts
#9

Search

2 posts
#10

Remote Work

2 posts

Products Discussed in r/realtech

#1
Roku
4.0 from 1 review

Member Growth in r/realtech

Yearly
+390 members(3.1%)

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Last updated: July 7, 2026