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I always see that Doomsday Clock thing. I think it's stupid. Like, how much time is equal to one second on that clock? And how do they even calculate it? I get that there's a lot of bad stuff in the world, but I think that clock is just fearmongering. There's a subreddit called r/collapse where people post stuff that supposedly signifies how the world is collapsing. I got into the habit of spending a lot of time on there over the pandemic. It is entertaining in this weird way. I often looked at it when I was stressed or felt revoverwhelmed in my life, I think as a sort of escapism. Over time, I stopped going on there because I realized, well, the world isn't collapsing. And if it does, no one can predict it, and even if one in a milllion people predicts it there's a million others who had their own predictions. So, yeah, I don't really see the use of that clock. Like, what information am I supposed to get from it? Things will end soon? I can't see anything happening that would make the clock turn back. I don't know how it was in the past, but I feel like ever since I've been conscious of politics and world events in general people have been saying how uniquely bad the state of the world is, and I've grown numb to it.
It's not stupid. They understand it's not scientifically precise. They're just trying to get our attention, in this distracted society.
The world may not be collapsing, but it's pretty structurally unsound in a great many respects. We don't need to be complacent or "numb" about these issues, as Carl Sagan said: there's no sign help is coming to save us from ourselves. We're on our own.
I always see that Doomsday Clock thing. I think it's stupid. Like, how much time is equal to one second on that clock? And how do they even calculate it? I get that there's a lot of bad stuff in the world, but I think that clock is just fearmongering.
ReplyDeleteThere's a subreddit called r/collapse where people post stuff that supposedly signifies how the world is collapsing. I got into the habit of spending a lot of time on there over the pandemic. It is entertaining in this weird way. I often looked at it when I was stressed or felt revoverwhelmed in my life, I think as a sort of escapism. Over time, I stopped going on there because I realized, well, the world isn't collapsing. And if it does, no one can predict it, and even if one in a milllion people predicts it there's a million others who had their own predictions. So, yeah, I don't really see the use of that clock. Like, what information am I supposed to get from it? Things will end soon? I can't see anything happening that would make the clock turn back. I don't know how it was in the past, but I feel like ever since I've been conscious of politics and world events in general people have been saying how uniquely bad the state of the world is, and I've grown numb to it.
It's not stupid. They understand it's not scientifically precise. They're just trying to get our attention, in this distracted society.
DeleteThe world may not be collapsing, but it's pretty structurally unsound in a great many respects. We don't need to be complacent or "numb" about these issues, as Carl Sagan said: there's no sign help is coming to save us from ourselves. We're on our own.
One more thing: I don't generally post "stupid" things. I do welcome your comments, but there are more constructive words.
DeleteSorry, you're right. I should have been more constructive, and I see your point about being complacent and numb.
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