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Home of the postmodern cultural neomarxists

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173k subscribers245 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)109 authors / mosince 2011

r/badphilosophy has 173k members (+16% over the last 12 months). It gets about 245 posts a month from 109 people. Top topics: Philosophy Discussions, Sam Harris Discussions and VeganEthics.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+16%in 12 months · +2.5% in 3 months · +0.6% in 1 month
Oct 2026173k
Growing173k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+71%vs Sep 2025 · +39% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026245
BusierPeaked at 269 in Jul 2026
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/badphilosophy

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Philosophy Discussions6.6%
  2. Sam Harris Discussions0.6%
  3. VeganEthics0.3%
  4. Meme Culture0.2%
  5. Antinatalism0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Substack
  2. Stanford University
  3. Scribd
  4. Medium
  5. PhilArchive

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