There are probably two kinds of "apocalypse fans". Some of us are intrigued by the concept of a global disaster and being the last person on Earth. Others indeed truly believe that an apocalyptic event can or will happen – even in our lifetime. I count myself among the former group. Fear of an apocalypse has been wide spread through the ages, and it would be quite a coincidence should such a disaster happen in our lifetime. On the other hand, mankind has managed to damage our planet considerably over the past 100 years – not to mention the arsenals of highly destructive weapons, that can easily kill all of mankind. In addition, the exponential increase in the world population is unprecedented and will have an impact. Still, some people are indeed obsessed with the apocalypse, and this obsession seems to have an overwhelming effect on their behavior - stocking up on food, survival skills and weapons (sic !) – quite a stroke of irony if you then die of old age in a healthy, totally functioning world… so some (human?) common sense is definitely beneficial.
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