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sigh this is the type of sensationalism that I think leads us towards many problems we have today. Did these things occur? Yes of course. Are they nearly as bad
by dgrin91 6y ago
sigh this is the type of sensationalism that I think leads us towards many problems we have today. Did these things occur? Yes of course. Are they nearly as bad as they are made out to be here? No. Are most people who read this going to think its the end of the world? Yes.
Lets take a look at a few examples -
> More than 20% of Australia's forest is lost to forest fires
They were not "lost". Forests grow back. Fires are a natural and necessary part of a forest's lifecycle. Moreover large scale fires in Australia happen _every_ year. This years was the largest, yes. The scale is increasing due to global warming, yes. But its silly to imply that 20% of Australia's forests are now a desolate wasteland permanently.
> The UK withdraws from the European Union.
... And life marches on? I get you don't brexit, but is disingenuous to put this on the same level as the rest of the stuff, especially since its been like 4 years coming.
> COVID-19 is declared a global pandemic. Hundreds of thousands die.
The only really important item here. This one is bad. This is what 2020 should be remembered for.
> The Pentagon releases UFO footage.
... really? Now I'm just not taking you seriously.
> Microsoft breaks Windows via update, again.
Now you're just running out of ideas
- Ayesh 6y agoYou must be fun at parties.
- fortyseven 6y agoGood work, Detective Killjoy.
- dgrin91 6y agoYeah, I know. I suck. What sucks even more is when people point to stuff like this and, with a straight face, say the world is ending. That is what really annoys me.
- mey 6y agoYet no mention of Hong Kong or Libya.
- t0astbread 6y agoWhatever the "end of the world" means, I don't think there will ever be a single thing we could point at and say "Yep, that was it. That was the end." I think it's like that saying that you can boil a crab by putting it in warm water and slowly raising the temperature without it even noticing until its death.
- threatofrain 6y ago> Are most people who read this going to think its the end of the world? Yes. I mean, then goodbye democracy because reading is too dangerous.