About r/howtonotgiveafuck
In its own words:
how to not give a fuck is the paradoxical problem-free philosophy @ https://discord.gg/bHV7hvMUMm
Community guide
r/howtonotgiveafuck (#952, about 1.2 million) plays with the paradoxical “stop caring so much” philosophy—humour and IDGAF flairs—without turning into NSFW or off-topic spam.
What belongs
IDGAF philosophy/humour (about 8 posts/day). Rules: questions/advice framing; no spam/off-topic; no NSFW; no reposts; no long videos.
Versus stoicism or getmotivated
Those push disciplined self-improvement. This room leans into selective apathy as the coping joke/philosophy.
Practical pointers
Keep posts SFW; skip long video dumps and off-topic spam.
The community was created on Feb 29, 2012, which makes it 14 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 844 subscribers (+0.08%). It sits just behind r/dogpictures (#951) and ahead of r/bangalore (#953) in our ranking.
What sets r/howtonotgiveafuck apart
r/howtonotgiveafuck is far more image-driven than most big subreddits: 66% of its recent posts are images, against a median of 22% across the Top 100.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/howtonotgiveafuck grew from 1,109,061 to 1,115,324 subscribers (+6.3K, +0.56%). That is about 123 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/howtonotgiveafuck this week
This week’s highest-ranked posts, in Reddit’s own order (collected Nov 8, 2026).
- Not Worth The Irritationu/Otherwise_Treacle_42 · Nov 3 · image
- Immediate Immunityu/CBrokenloll · Nov 4 · image
- Disorienting reality of getting olderu/18albanch · Nov 7 · image
- Never know which one you're gonna getu/i517i · Nov 1 · image
- Critical thinking makes criticism less painful. Develop it.u/toochiroad · Nov 4 · image
- Life is how you imagine it, so paint it well (:u/toochiroad · Nov 3 · image
- Do not believe everything you read.u/toochiroad · Nov 1 · image
- Shirt off, zero fucks givenu/Diligent_Entry2211 · Nov 7 · image
- Zero guilt felt.u/donbarn0911 · Nov 3 · image
- How many fucks??u/True_Reception_2861 · Nov 2 · image
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/howtonotgiveafuck, from 2018 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.
- Goodnightu/FlyingFistFuck · May 17, 2025 · video
- No one cares about rich!!!u/UniZoro · Jul 6, 2025 · image
- No one really thinks about you.Mar 22, 2018 · 19,166 points · 184 comments · image
- This.Mar 5, 2025 · image
- No Fucks Givenu/itsmeblc · May 16, 2018 · 14,984 points · 299 comments · image
- Wikipedia supremacyu/shaymarie79 · Aug 10, 2026 · image
- Made-Up Standardsu/cschevey · Oct 29, 2026 · image
- Do things you like doing. It’s ok to suck.u/labastingg · Jul 23, 2018 · 10,478 points · 198 comments · image
- Love thisu/ashlyrind7 · Feb 26, 2021 · video
- just do it my friendsu/WildObscenty · Sep 30, 2024 · image
What r/howtonotgiveafuck talks about
We read the titles of 67 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “life”, “stop”, “fuck”, “giving” and “thinking”. Other frequent themes are felt, trauma, making, dislike, fucks and believe. Recurring phrases include “stop giving”. By format, 66% are images and 34% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗼𝗿 / 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗲 (11), ＩＤＧＡＦ (7), ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ (4), 𝐑 𝐞 𝐯 𝐞 𝐥 𝐚 𝐭 𝐢 𝐨 𝐧 (4), 𝙿𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚘𝚙𝚑𝚢 (3), 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 (2).
Activity and best time to post
r/howtonotgiveafuck gets about 7.9 new posts a day. The public archive holds 60,267 posts and 595,370 comments in total, about 9.9 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Sunday (13 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (7). Posting peaks around 13:00 UTC and is lowest around 04:00 UTC.
Rules of r/howtonotgiveafuck
The moderators of r/howtonotgiveafuck list 5 rules. In short:
- Questions or Advice
- Spam or Off-Topic Content
- No NSFW
- No reposts
- No long videos
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/howtonotgiveafuck and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/howtonotgiveafuck have?
r/howtonotgiveafuck has 1,115,324 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #952 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 6,263 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
When was r/howtonotgiveafuck created?
r/howtonotgiveafuck was created on Feb 29, 2012, so it has been around for 14 years.
Is r/howtonotgiveafuck still active?
Yes. r/howtonotgiveafuck gets about 7.9 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 60,267 posts and 595,370 comments. In a sample of 67 recent posts we counted 50 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/howtonotgiveafuck?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Sunday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 13:00 UTC, with the fewest around 04:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/howtonotgiveafuck?
The community describes itself as: “how to not give a fuck is the paradoxical problem-free philosophy @ https://discord.gg/bHV7hvMUMm” Recent post titles often mention life, stop, fuck, giving and thinking. Most posts are images (66%).
Is r/howtonotgiveafuck SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/howtonotgiveafuck as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/howtonotgiveafuck?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/howtonotgiveafuck accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 5 posted rules, starting with: “Questions or Advice”; “Spam or Off-Topic Content”; “No NSFW”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/howtonotgiveafuck?
Communities with similar topics include r/philosophy (18.6M) and r/techsupport (3.5M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/howtonotgiveafuck.