Whenever people are predicting the end of the world because of some political or cultural upheaval, I think about the internet, or airport security. There are r

Whenever people are predicting the end of the world because of some political or cultural upheaval, I think about the internet, or airport security. There are really simple ways that any idiot could totally fuck up either of them and cause catastrophic problems. But it doesn't happen. What that shows is that the potential for catastrophe has nothing to do with catastrophe actually happening. Even if the world could fall apart around you at any moment, it's probably not going to.