r/Futurology vs r/technology
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Futures-studies desk vs technology newsroom
r/Futurology’s public description centres Future(s) Studies and evidence-based speculation about humanity, technology and civilization, with a “Future Focus” rule title. r/technology’s description is a news-and-discussion room about the creation and use of technology and its surrounding issues; its rules require technology submissions, article titles taken from the source, and ban images/audio/video plus tech-support asks.
In our directory the two are close in size: Futurology about 21.7M members (rank #34) and technology about 20.6M (rank #37). Activity samples differ sharply—technology posts much more often in our window (~110 posts/day, almost all links) than Futurology (~20 posts/day, mixed links and text).
Our directory lists each among the other’s related names. Bring forward-looking, in-depth futures angles to Futurology; bring straight technology news links (not support tickets) to technology.
- Choose r/Futurology for future-focused, longer-horizon discussion under its future-focus rules.
- Choose r/technology for technology news links with titles taken from the article—not tech support.
- Higher posting rate in technology reflects a news-link culture in our sample, not a quality score.
Written comparison based on public descriptions and rule titles · updated 2026-11-07.
r/Futurology
Future(s) Studies
A subreddit devoted to the field of Future(s) Studies and evidence-based speculation about the development of humanity, technology, and civilization. -------- You can also find us in the fediverse at - https://futurolog…
- Members
- 21.7M
- 7-day growth
- +2.6K
- Posts/day
- 20.3
- Directory rank
- #34
- Created
- Dec 12, 2011
- Submissions
- Text or links
Sample mix: links 54%, text posts 44%, videos 2%
Topics: Technology
Rule titles (short names we collected)
- Rule 1 - Respect
- Rule 2 - Future Focus
- Rule 3 - Images
- Rule 4 - Petitions, Polls, and Fundraising
- Rule 5 - Bots require moderator permission to operate
- Rule 6 - Comment Quality
- Rule 7 - Account age
- Rule 8 - Negative Karma
- Rule 9 - No Duplicates
- Rule 10 - In Depth
- Rule 11 - Title Quality
- Rule 12 - Original Sources
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About this community: r/Futurology ranks #34 on SubMouse’s SFW Top list (about 21.7 million subscribers in the directory). Catalogue framing: A subreddit devoted to the field of Future(s) Studies and evidence-based speculation about the development of humanity, technology, and civilization. -------- You can also find us in the fediverse at -… Moderation themes that shape the room include: Rule 2 - Future Focus; Rule 3 - Images; Rule 4 - …
r/technology
/r/Technology
Subreddit dedicated to the news and discussions about the creation and use of technology and its surrounding issues.
- Members
- 20.6M
- 7-day growth
- +10.4K
- Posts/day
- 110.4
- Directory rank
- #37
- Created
- Jan 25, 2008
- Submissions
- Link posts
Sample mix: links 98%, videos 2%
Topics: Technology
Rule titles (short names we collected)
- Submissions must be about technology
- No images, audio, or video
- Titles must be taken directly from the article
- No technical support or help questions
- No petitions, surveys, or crowdfunding
- No customer support or feedback
- No directed abusive language
- Reposts
- No Spam
Open r/technology on SubMouse
About this community: r/technology (#37, about 20.6 million) is for tech news/discussion. Link articles with titles taken from the article—no images/audio/video, no tech-support, no petitions/surveys/crowdfunding. Link-heavy (~110.4 ppd).
Supported differences
| Aspect | r/Futurology | r/technology |
|---|
| Public focus (from each community’s public description) |
A subreddit devoted to the field of Future(s) Studies and evidence-based speculation about the development of humanity, technology, and civilization. -------- You can also find us in the fediverse at - https://futurolog… |
Subreddit dedicated to the news and discussions about the creation and use of technology and its surrounding issues. |
| Size r/Futurology is larger in our directory. |
21.7M members |
20.6M members |
| Posting activity (our sample) |
20.3/day |
110.4/day |
| Common post types in our sample |
links 54%, text posts 44%, videos 2% |
links 98%, videos 2% |
| Allowed submission type (meta) |
Text or links |
Link posts |
| Selected rule titles (short names we collected) |
Rule 1 - Respect; Rule 2 - Future Focus; Rule 3 - Images; Rule 4 - Petitions, Polls, and Fundraising; Rule 5 - Bots require moderator permission to operate |
Submissions must be about technology; No images, audio, or video; Titles must be taken directly from the article; No technical support or help questions; No petitions, surveys, or crowdfunding |
What they share
- Shared SubMouse topics: Technology
- Our directory lists each of these communities on the other’s related list.
Rules and posting patterns we can verify
For r/Futurology we collected short rule titles including respect, future focus, images, petitions/polls/fundraising limits, bot permission, comment quality, account age, negative karma, no duplicates, and in-depth expectations.
For r/technology: submissions must be about technology; no images/audio/video; titles from the article; no technical support or help questions; no petitions/surveys/crowdfunding; no customer support; no directed abuse; repost and spam limits. Our activity sample was link-heavy.
Where this comparison comes from
Public titles, descriptions and member counts from SubMouse’s SFW directory (see page date). Short rule titles and posting-activity samples for both. Mutual directory related-links. Rule lines are short titles only.
Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and post-type mixes appear when we have an activity sample. Rule lines are short titles, not the full sidebar. Directory rank is listing order — communities outside the current Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page.
Comparisons we prepared
Hand-written explanations for pairs where the public descriptions and rules support a real distinction: