Are you afraid?

Joey Fingers

October 07, 2008 by Joey Fingers

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Chaos, blackouts, no food or water... I mean, how would a complete global economy collapse translate into reality for us?

I believe that we will most likely make it through this insane period. That's what I keep telling myself, anyway. However, there is a percentage probability that this whole life as we know it could evaporate in front of our eyes and I'm not sure how big or small that probability is.

Are you afraid?

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economy, recession, depression, Collapse, Global, Fiscal, Bailout, Afraid, Chaos

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ArtistDan
ArtistDan, October 12
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I just came out from the millennium end of the world this year. Now I have to take cover again?

Joey Fingers
Joey Fingers, October 12
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ArtistD, let's try to keep the doomsday conversation to this particular doomsday, please.

Although I must admit, I just recently emerged from my Y2K bunker a couple months ago. So yeah, I lost precious years of my life completely isolated from mankind, from light, heck, from everything. But at least I was safe!

DaveCombs
DaveCombs, October 13
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The next doomsday isn't scheduled until December 20, 2012, so we have a few years to prepare.

Drinky_McGee
Drinky_McGee, October 13
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Here are some things that might be keeping the aliens from coming here to save us:

http://www.hobo-bonobo.co.uk/top...

WKXY
WKXY, October 13
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Calling occupants of interplanetary craft.

Meltdown would suck, but correction shouldn't be thought of as cleansing. There is a stark difference from diappointing to devastated.

Drinky_McGee
Drinky_McGee, October 13
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I've received confirmation of imminent alien arrival. WE ARE SAVED!!!

http://10-14-08.blogspot.com/200...

Jon Silpayamanant
Jon Silpayamanant, October 13
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I take offense at all this negative talk about aliens. ;)

Drinky_McGee
Drinky_McGee, October 13
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THEY ALREADY WALK AMONG US!!!

Jon Silpayamanant
Jon Silpayamanant, October 13
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Hey--I'm legal! :P

joe.shearer
joe.shearer, October 13
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Come Dec. 21, 2012, I'm sure there'll be another vague ancient calendar and/or religion that will forecast the apocalypse as nigh.

Joey Fingers
Joey Fingers, October 13
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Some aliens WILL eat your face off. It is with mathematical certainty that I make this claim. Don't be all up on their jocks. I mean, if you can't trust yourself, never trust an alien.

In fact, question everything...

http://video.google.com/googlepl...

Jenny Elig
Jenny Elig, October 13
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Joe, yes, I am afraid. I had Depression-era grandparents who sat around in the dark to lower their electricity bills, never threw ANYTHING away and split meals at Ponderosa...and they weren't poor.

I'm afraid of zombies, too. And aliens.

Joey Fingers
Joey Fingers, October 13
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People who have seen the crap hit the fan never forget, indeed, Jenny.

If we even get through this economic cluster F, I wanted to share this interesting link regarding the Mayan Calendar - End of the World. It appears as though we may have to look for another Doomsday:

http://askville.amazon.com/Simil...

DaveCombs
DaveCombs, October 14
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Though the aliens may have superior technology and merch market dominance, here's evidence that zombies are gaining some traction, Zombiecon: http://zombiecon.com

Here's another fun doomsday/utopia coin-toss scenario: The Singularity

Transhumanists predict that in the next several years humanity will be saved by advancements in things like artificial intelligence and nanotechnology which will fix everything from poverty to global warming. Naysayers predict humans will end up getting annihilated in the technological tidalwave or as pets/slaves of "the machine". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tec...

Ray Kurzweil has analyzed the possible scenarios and advocates that with good planning we can prevent the dystopian ones. And he's, um, pretty smart, so I'm going to go with his plan.

Drinky_McGee
Drinky_McGee, October 14
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How do the geese fit into all of this?

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