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I was going to say the article is written in the style of Bill Hicks with some George Carlin, but then I remember that everyone is freaked out right now and "end of the world" themes are popular. No the internet is not going away, unless of course the world does. Some current concerns from an American point of view:

- An ex President may be indicted soon, the first time in US history

- The ex President threatens the nation with the wrath of his supporters

- How much danger are Americans in from domestic terrorism? Not sure, but could be substantial

- The American West is drying up. Europe and China are running out of water too

- Russia is losing the war. No one knows what to expect when Putin is backed into a corner

- An election is 7 weeks away. No one knows what will happen. Will there be revolt by the losers?

- The pandemic may be declared over but is still killing people. Long Covid is a problem

- Gender and sex cultural wars are raging in the Anglo sphere

- Inflation is slowly eating into the savings of Americans

- Supply chain and workforce turmoil are still a problem from the pandemic

- The Greenland ice sheet is melting at a faster rate than expected. The Gulf Stream may shut down

- Climate change is disrupting agriculture and there are dangers of famines and climate refugees

It's all happening at once in real time.

parent boxmonster 4 years ago

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