r/changemyview vs r/unpopularopinion
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Invite rebuttal vs stake a hot take
r/changemyview’s public description asks posters to share an opinion they accept may be flawed, aiming to understand other perspectives. r/unpopularopinion’s public description is simpler: share burning hot takes and unpopular opinions.
In our directory, unpopularopinion is larger by members (about 5.0M, rank #181) than changemyview (about 4.2M, rank #222). Activity samples we collected for unpopularopinion are text-only and high volume; treat those as posting-format signals, not proof of which room is “better.”
Our directory lists unpopularopinion among related communities for changemyview. Choose changemyview when you want structured challenges and are open to changing your mind; choose unpopularopinion when the goal is to state a take you expect will be unpopular.
- Choose r/changemyview when you want people to try to change your view.
- Choose r/unpopularopinion to broadcast a hot take without that contract.
- Related-directory links are not a quality ranking.
Written comparison based on public descriptions and rule titles · updated 2026-11-06.
r/changemyview
Change My View (CMV)
A place for people to post an opinion they accept may be flawed, in an effort to understand other perspectives on the issue. Enter with a mindset for conversation, not debate.
- Members
- 4.2M
- 7-day growth
- +1.2K
- Posts/day
- 50
- Directory rank
- #222
- Created
- Jan 16, 2013
- Submissions
- Text posts
Sample mix: text posts 100%
Topics: Opinions & Debate
Rule titles (short names we collected)
- Rule A - Doesn't Explain View
- Rule B - 3rd Party/Devils Advocate/Soapboxing
- Rule C - Unclear/Improper Title
- Rule D - Neutral/Transgender/Harm a specific person/Promo/Meta
- Rule E - No/Minimal Replies from OP in 3 hours
- Rule 1 - Doesn't Challenge OP (top-level only)
- Rule 2 - Rude/Hostile Comment
- Rule 3 - Bad Faith Accusation
- Rule 4 - Delta Abuse/Misuse or Should Award Delta
- Rule 5 - Doesn't Contribute Meaningfully
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r/unpopularopinion
For your Opinions that are Unpopular
Share your burning hot takes and unpopular opinions!
- Members
- 5M
- 7-day growth
- +3.2K
- Posts/day
- 173
- Directory rank
- #181 (listed; no SubMouse page yet)
- Created
- Feb 14, 2012
- Submissions
- Text posts
Sample mix: text posts 100%
Topics: Opinions & Debate
Rule titles: n/a — we have not collected short rule names for this community yet.
Look up r/unpopularopinion (info tool)
Supported differences
| Aspect | r/changemyview | r/unpopularopinion |
|---|
| Public focus (from each community’s public description) |
A place for people to post an opinion they accept may be flawed, in an effort to understand other perspectives on the issue. Enter with a mindset for conversation, not debate. |
Share your burning hot takes and unpopular opinions! |
| Size r/unpopularopinion is larger in our directory. |
4.2M members |
5M members |
| Posting activity (our sample) |
50/day |
173/day |
| Common post types in our sample |
text posts 100% |
text posts 100% |
| Selected rule titles (short names we collected) |
Rule A - Doesn't Explain View; Rule B - 3rd Party/Devils Advocate/Soapboxing; Rule C - Unclear/Improper Title; Rule D - Neutral/Transgender/Harm a specific person/Promo/Meta; Rule E - No/Minimal Replies from OP in 3 hours |
n/a |
What they share
- Shared SubMouse topics: Opinions & Debate
- Our directory lists each of these communities on the other’s related list.
Tone and intent we can verify
changemyview’s description centres willingness to revise. unpopularopinion’s description centres sharing unpopular opinions. That intent gap is the useful distinction—not subscriber counts.
Where this comparison comes from
Public titles/descriptions and member counts from SubMouse’s SFW directory (see page date). Direct directory related-link changemyview → unpopularopinion. Activity sample for unpopularopinion from our collector. Rule lines were not available for both sides in the same snapshot, so we do not invent them.
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.