About r/rational
A place for discussion of rational fiction.
The community at a glance
r/rational is a Subreddit for Forecasters with roughly 29K members. It has been around since 2014. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 5th largest community in the Prediction Markets topic page.
Roughly 2K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Super Supportive, Thread, and D.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 224 members
- 2014: 2K members
- 2015: 2K members
- 2016: 2K members
- 2017: 2K members
- 2018: 3K members
- 2019: 5K members
- 2020: 4K members
- 2021: 2K members
- 2023: 2K members
- 2024: 2K members
- 2025: 2K members
- 2026: 2K members
Past year (monthly)
- Dec: 153 members
- Jan: 224 members
- Feb: 181 members
- Mar: 174 members
- Apr: 160 members
- May: 159 members
- Jun: 194 members
- Jul: 153 members
- Aug: 167 members
- Sep: 96 members
- Oct: 142 members
- Nov: 25 members
Topics
- Super Supportive64 posts in the past month#164Super Supportive
- Thread60 posts in the past month#260Thread
- D47 posts in the past month#347D
- Chapter34 posts in the past month#434Chapter
- Thresholder30 posts in the past month#530Thresholder
Flair
- RT4 posts in the past month
- Worm is Getting a 2027 Comic Adaptation with IDW Publishing
- Pokemon: The Origin of Species | Ch 1: Unreliable Predictions
- A short film about Moloch and the AI race
#14RTWorm is Getting a 2027 Comic Adaptation with IDW Publishing · Pokemon: The Origin of Species | Ch 1: Unreliable Predictions · A short film about Moloch and the AI race - HSF4 posts in the past month
- OPERATION NEW WORLD: A sci-fi epic in a TV series format
- [RT][Serial] After Intelligence – A hard sci-fi exploration of automated target selection and data-integrity awakening
- Sidereal [RT][WIP][HSF] - a 1,500-tonne animal walks out of the sea in Gippsland and starts running a gravity survey
#24HSFOPERATION NEW WORLD: A sci-fi epic in a TV series format · [RT][Serial] After Intelligence – A hard sci-fi exploration of automated target selection and data-integrity awakening · Sidereal [RT][WIP][HSF] - a 1,500-tonne animal walks out of the sea in Gippsland and starts running a gravity survey - DC2 posts in the past month
- What are the best deconstructions of the Action Hero Genre? Warning: Last Action Hero and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Spoilers
- [RT, one-shot, DC, Marvel] On the Mutagenic Properties of Thiotimoline
#32DCWhat are the best deconstructions of the Action Hero Genre? Warning: Last Action Hero and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Spoilers · [RT, one-shot, DC, Marvel] On the Mutagenic Properties of Thiotimoline - SPOILERS2 posts in the past month
- Worth the Candle: did spoiler go to spoiler?
- Finally DONE with HPMOR, Didn't quite like a thing in the Ending.
#42SPOILERSWorth the Candle: did spoiler go to spoiler? · Finally DONE with HPMOR, Didn't quite like a thing in the Ending. - WIP2 posts in the past month
- Government exerts control over civilians using AI surveillance
- 🦄 Deconstructing the Cliche: A Systemic Analysis of the Unicorn
#52WIPGovernment exerts control over civilians using AI surveillance · 🦄 Deconstructing the Cliche: A Systemic Analysis of the Unicorn
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/rational for?
- Best for Forecasters enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/rational free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/rational have?
- Roughly 29K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/rational on?
- r/rational runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/rational cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/rational is organized under Forecasters.
- How do I join r/rational?
- You can join r/rational by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Prediction Markets communities like?
- Online communities for forecasting future events, debating prediction markets, and sharpening your probabilistic thinking skills.
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