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Anything goes, give me your wackiest predictions and theories

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 7 months ago (4 children)

that sounds like it was from this:

I Lived Through Collapse. America Is Already There
Living in Sri Lanka during the end of the civil war, I saw how life goes on, surrounded by death
https://gen.medium.com/i-lived-through-collapse-america-is-already-there-ba1e4b54c5fc

[–] [email protected] 51 points 7 months ago

The numbing litany of bad news. The ever rising outrages. People suffering, dying, and protesting all around you, while you think about dinner.

It's only in hindsight that I realize just how well Children Of Men nailed this.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 7 months ago

Yeah, that's definitely it.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 7 months ago

Non paywall link

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

That was a pretty good read