Computer Science Programs Lose is one of the fastest-rising stories on Reddit right now. Over roughly 30 hours, 5 threads about it surfaced across 3 subreddits, most of the conversation happening in r/politics, r/technology and r/Futurology. Together they have drawn about 14.1K upvotes and 2.7K comments.
What the sources report
These are the reports Redditors are sharing most, in the outlets’ own words. We quote them rather than paraphrase, so nothing is lost or added.
- Bloomberg: Computer Science Degree Programs Lose Students as AI Takes Jobs
Computer and information science departments at US colleges saw an exodus of students this fall, with enrollment declining more than 12% for undergraduate programs and more than 10% for graduate programs.
Where Reddit is talking about it
| Community | Threads | Upvotes | Comments | First thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r/politics | 3 | 12,690 | 2,338 | Oct 30, 15:06 UTC |
| r/technology | 1 | 991 | 278 | Oct 31, 01:15 UTC |
| r/Futurology | 1 | 460 | 124 | Oct 31, 03:48 UTC |
The biggest threads
- Centrist Democrats Would Rather Lose the Senate Than Win With El-Sayedr/politics · 8,642 upvotes · 1,817 comments · Oct 31, 21:12 UTC · theintercept.com
- Cruz warns GOP could lose 8 Senate seats, get swept in Texasr/politics · 4,047 upvotes · 440 comments · Oct 30, 23:20 UTC · thehill.com
- Computer Science Programs Lose Students as AI Replaces Jobsr/technology · 991 upvotes · 278 comments · Oct 31, 01:15 UTC · Bloomberg
- Computer Science Programs Lose Students as AI Replaces Jobsr/Futurology · 460 upvotes · 124 comments · Oct 31, 03:48 UTC · Bloomberg
- Centrist Democrats Are Trying Hard to Lose the Midtermsr/politics · 1 upvotes · 81 comments · Oct 30, 15:06 UTC · thenation.com
Timeline on Reddit
- First thread we found, in r/politics: “Centrist Democrats Are Trying Hard to Lose the Midterms”
- First link to Bloomberg shared, in r/technology.
- The story reaches r/Futurology: “Computer Science Programs Lose Students as AI Replaces Jobs”
- The biggest thread so far is posted in r/politics (8,642 upvotes, 1,817 comments by our last count).
- Latest thread in our sample, in r/politics.
How this page is made
SubMouse watches dozens of large, safe-for-work subreddits and Google's trending searches. When several communities start talking about the same event at the same time, we group those threads into one story and publish this page, then refresh it while the story keeps rising. The counts are ours; everything said about the event itself is quoted and credited to the post or outlet it comes from. Claims in Reddit posts are unverified unless an outlet confirms them. Upvote and comment counts come from Reddit's public data via the Arctic Shift archive and can lag. Spotted a mistake? Tell us. Not affiliated with Reddit.