Reddit, the self-proclaimed “front page of the internet,” caters to a wide range of interests. If it’s well-known and commonplace, or mysterious and marginal. There are active forums devoted to everything from enjoying the beauty of numbers to cataloguing videos of individuals doing actions they later regret. As a result, we’ve curated a short list of Reddit’s best subreddits.
1. r/ Futurology
Do you like reading about technology but aren’t interested in Apple’s next earnings update or the new Facebook saga? Instead of going to /r/technology, switch onto the Futurology. This is all about humanity’s best, classiest, and most visionary inventions currently in development. Exoskeletons, space flight, biohacking, transhumanism, and gene therapy are all included in this book.
2. r/Nonononoyes
People share clips of moments where things seem to be going terribly wrong, but then tragedy is defused at the last minute in this subreddit. This could be anything from vehicles barely surviving fatal collisions to athletes’ miraculous comebacks to animals fleeing predators. This sub is always fascinating since you never know what you’ll discover.
3. r/ReverseAnimalRescue
People take videos and GIFs of people saving animals and reverse them to make them seem as though they are deliberately putting them in danger. You don’t have to feel bad for laughing as the man stuffs a kitten down a sewage drain or drops a kangaroo into a swimming pool when you’re really watching a flipped clip and not a real representation of the actual incident.
4. r/Gifs
It’s one of Reddit’s most popular and influential subreddits, with a seemingly infinite stream of content from all over the internet. /r/gifs provides a window into what’s going on not just on the internet, as well as in the rest of the country. Viral video images, wild modern inventions, art exhibitions, natural events, breaking news, and important historical milestones, all presented in the shortest and most comprehensible way possible.
5. r/MemeEconomy
Essentially, users discuss memes as if they were stocks, and attempt to anticipate the memes would become famous. It’s just a joke fest, but there’s some strong social criticism on revolutionising, virality, and online history hidden under all the meta-hipster snark and satire. There again, perhaps we’re thinking too far into it.
6. r/askscience
The laws of /r/AskScience are backed up by peer-reviewed sources, guaranteeing that they are reliable, and they prevent any efforts to stray off-topic or spread disinformation. AskScience is one of the most insightful and civil communities on Reddit, thanks to a knowledgeable group and strict guidelines.
7. r/ Books
You can find the most up-to-date content on recent books and writers, as well as conversations on literature, on /r/Books. The subreddit hosts Q&A sessions with well-known writers on a daily basis. Most notably, r/Books adheres to Reddit’s Sage’s Rule, which prohibits memes and other low-effort articles and requires that comments adhere to a minimum standard of dignity.