r/RetroFuturism↗
RetroFuturism: For the fantastic, delusional dreams of our past.
This subreddit focuses on the futurist visions of eras past. However posts may also contain contemporary art with a retrofuturist theme. Futurism was born out of humanity's sudden thrust into technological revolution. To the many that witnessed the dramatic, rapid change, it seemed a technological utopia was fast approaching. This unbridled optimism caused the collective imagination to run wild.
1.4M subscribers224 posts / mo in Sep 202691 authors / mosince 2009
r/RetroFuturism has 1.4M members (+2.8% over the last 12 months). It gets about 224 posts a month from 91 people. Top topics: Concept Cars, Science Fiction Book Covers and Steampunk Music & Futurism.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Concept Cars2.6%
- Science Fiction Book Covers1.8%
- Steampunk Music & Futurism1.3%
- Science Fiction Covers1.2%
- Space Exploration1.2%
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- Christie’s
- IMDb
- Wikimedia
- NASA
- Project Gutenberg
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