Can I post a link to my own blog or site?
Yes, links are allowed, but “Rule 12 - Original Sources” says to support original sources and avoid blogs that mainly rehost other content.
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r/Futurology rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/Futurology: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 21,709,284
- Verified
- September 30, 2026
- Minimum account age
- 5 days
- Category
- Science and research communities
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- Rule 1 - Respect: Be respectful to others - this includes no hostility, racism, sexism, bigotry, etc.
- Rule 2 - Future Focus: Submissions must be *future focused*. All posts must have an initial comment, a **Submission Statement**, that suggests a line of future-focused discussion for the topic posted. We want this submission statement to elaborate on the topic being posted and suggest how it might be discussed in relation to the future. AI-focused posts are only allowed on the weekend.
- Rule 3 - Images: No memes, reaction gifs or similarly low effort content. Images/gifs require a starter comment.
- Rule 4 - No Spam, Petitions, Polls, or Fundraising: No spamming: this includes polls, surveys, school projects, market research, etc. This also includes promoting any content in which you have any kind of financial or non-financial stake.
- Rule 5 - Any Bots & AI Content Require Mod Approval: Any use of automated tools, bots, AI agents, or AI-generated/assisted content requires prior moderator approval.
- Rule 6 - Comment Quality: Comments must be on topic, contribute to the discussion and be of sufficient length. Comments that dismiss well-established science without compelling evidence are a distraction to discussion of futurology and may be removed.
- Rule 7 - Account age: Account age: >1 day to comment, >5 days to submit content
- Rule 8 - Negative Karma: Submissions and comments of accounts with negative karma will be removed
- Rule 9 - No Duplicates: Avoid posting content that is a duplicate of content posted within the last 7 days.
- Rule 10 - In Depth: Submissions with [in-depth] in the title have stricter post length and quality guidelines.
- Rule 11 - Title Quality: Titles should accurately and truthfully represent the content of the submission. Low effort posts will be removed.
- Rule 12 - Original Sources: Support original sources - avoid blogs/websites that are primarily rehosted content. AI generated text does not qualify as an original source.
- Rule 13 - Content age: Content older than 6 months must have [month, year] in the title.
Works well
- Sharing an original source, like a study or report on a technology trend, with a submission statement comment that frames the future-focused discussion
- Asking a genuine evidence-based question about where a technology or civilization trend is heading, written from a personal account with positive karma
- Commenting thoughtfully on other people's future-focused posts with on-topic contributions of sufficient length
- Posting an AI-focused topic on the weekend, but only after getting moderator approval as the rules require
- Writing a title that accurately and truthfully represents the content, since low effort titles get removed
Avoid
- Posting anything that promotes content you have a financial or non-financial stake in, which “Rule 4 - No Spam, Petitions, Polls, or Fundraising” bans outright
- Forgetting the submission statement comment, the one mistake the moderator one-liner says gets posts removed
- Posting AI-focused content on a weekday instead of waiting for the weekend and getting moderator approval first
- Using AI-generated or AI-assisted text anywhere in your post without prior moderator approval under “Rule 5 - Any Bots & AI Content Require Mod Approval”
- Submitting from an account younger than 5 days, which “Rule 7 - Account age” does not allow
- Posting from an account with negative karma, which “Rule 8 - Negative Karma” gets removed automatically
What r/Futurology Is For
This is a community for future(s) studies and evidence-based speculation about how humanity, technology, and civilization develop. The people here want serious discussion about what comes next, not product pitches. Every submission has to be future focused, and every poster has to leave a submission statement comment that explains the topic and suggests how it might be discussed in relation to the future. There is also a strong quality bar on comments, so the discussion itself is meant to stay on topic and substantive.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
Start with “Rule 4 - No Spam, Petitions, Polls, or Fundraising”, because it bans promoting any content in which you have any kind of financial or non-financial stake, and that covers most things a founder would want to post. “Rule 2 - Future Focus” decides whether your post even belongs here, since submissions must be future focused and need a submission statement comment, and AI-focused posts are only allowed on the weekend. “Rule 5 - Any Bots & AI Content Require Mod Approval” means any automated tools, bots, AI agents, or AI-generated or AI-assisted content needs prior moderator approval. “Rule 12 - Original Sources” pushes you toward original sources and away from rehost blogs, and says AI generated text does not qualify as an original source. “Rule 7 - Account age” and “Rule 8 - Negative Karma” are the gatekeepers, since you need an account older than 5 days to submit and positive karma or your posts get removed. “Rule 11 - Title Quality” and “Rule 6 - Comment Quality” decide whether your title and comments are good enough to stay up.
What To Post
Honestly, this is not a place to market anything, because the rules ban promoting content where you have any stake. What you can do is take part as a person. If you want to post, share an original source about a real development in technology or civilization, then write a proper submission statement comment that explains the future-focused angle and opens a line of discussion. Keep your title accurate and truthful. If AI is your topic, save it for the weekend and get moderator approval first. Make sure your account is at least 5 days old with positive karma before you submit anything.
What To Avoid
Do not post anything you have a financial or non-financial stake in, because that falls under the spam rule and the policy brief says promotion is banned. Do not skip the submission statement, since the moderator one-liner says posts that miss one get removed. Do not post AI-focused content on a weekday, and do not use AI-generated or AI-assisted content anywhere without prior moderator approval. Do not post memes, reaction gifs, or other low effort content. Do not post duplicates of content from the last 7 days, do not use a title that misrepresents the content, and do not comment with short dismissive takes that dismiss well-established science without evidence.
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Common questions about r/Futurology
Can I announce my product launch?
No. “Rule 4 - No Spam, Petitions, Polls, or Fundraising” bans promoting any content in which you have any kind of financial or non-financial stake, so a launch post about your own product does not survive here.
Can I post about AI?
Only on the weekend, and even then “Rule 5 - Any Bots & AI Content Require Mod Approval” means you need prior moderator approval before posting it.
How old does my account need to be?
Your account needs to be older than 5 days to submit content and older than 1 day to comment, and it needs positive karma because “Rule 8 - Negative Karma” gets negative-karma posts removed.
What exactly is a submission statement?
It is a required comment on your own post that elaborates on the topic and suggests how it might be discussed in relation to the future.
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