the end of america (TOPICAL)
the end of america (TOPICAL)
http://sdn.slate.com/features/endofamerica/default.htm
i'm not sure what the point of this is, but some of the scenarios are quite funny/weird/stupid. worth clicking around.
which five are da best? (i chose nuclear waste, canada fails, cell phones, media piracy & 'the bubba effect')
i'm not sure what the point of this is, but some of the scenarios are quite funny/weird/stupid. worth clicking around.
which five are da best? (i chose nuclear waste, canada fails, cell phones, media piracy & 'the bubba effect')
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Yeah, I'm a bit disappointed as well. I don't see why we (or rather the US) can't get wiped out proper merely by being lazy sacks of shit with lifestyles that cater only to the growth of diseases and economical problems. Does it really take an asteroid or a dirty bomb to actually fuck us up? Isn't it remotely possible we'll all stagnate in our comfortable lifestyles and get fucked in the ass by some average strength cold or starve to death in the snow as society crumbles because our monetary system was based on a lie that had to fail sooner or later?
I think this app is jaded, so as not to freak anybody out. I mean sure, if the Rapture does come while Space Attacks and all of our newly constructed nanomachines go Judgement Day on our collective asses, then we're screwed. But anything remotely close at hand is of no real concern, so you can all just kick back and relax.
I think this app is jaded, so as not to freak anybody out. I mean sure, if the Rapture does come while Space Attacks and all of our newly constructed nanomachines go Judgement Day on our collective asses, then we're screwed. But anything remotely close at hand is of no real concern, so you can all just kick back and relax.
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St. Toxic wrote:Yeah, I'm a bit disappointed as well. I don't see why we (or rather the US) can't get wiped out proper merely by being lazy sacks of shit with lifestyles that cater only to the growth of diseases and economical problems. Does it really take an asteroid or a dirty bomb to actually fuck us up? Isn't it remotely possible we'll all stagnate in our comfortable lifestyles and get fucked in the ass by some average strength cold or starve to death in the snow as society crumbles because our monetary system was based on a lie that had to fail sooner or later?
I think this app is jaded, so as not to freak anybody out. I mean sure, if the Rapture does come while Space Attacks and all of our newly constructed nanomachines go Judgement Day on our collective asses, then we're screwed. But anything remotely close at hand is of no real concern, so you can all just kick back and relax.
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I think if culture were to stew even more into diarrhea soup, it would have domino effect on everything else perhaps. in ancient greece they are remembered for fucking boys and worshipping a giant orange, in renaissance france we get its name because of peter painter and the clever inventor. culture/information is what makes up society, the real quantum. Prev! it hasnt seemed to matter as much because there was more to do, now its a lot important to avoid heart attacks or a brain bubble. It's medical requirement to go on holiday and have your dick tugged in correct manner, people like pleasure, the quality of pleasure is low while the quantity of people steadily rises, the real see saw of culture. Twilight? The Internet? Anime? Not that it's never been that bad before, its just harder to get out of, real weeds.
Like slugs melting on the lawn in the rain.St. Toxic wrote:Yeah, I'm a bit disappointed as well. I don't see why we (or rather the US) can't get wiped out proper merely by being lazy sacks of shit with lifestyles that cater only to the growth of diseases and economical problems. Does it really take an asteroid or a dirty bomb to actually fuck us up? Isn't it remotely possible we'll all stagnate in our comfortable lifestyles and get fucked in the ass by some average strength cold or starve to death in the snow as society crumbles because our monetary system was based on a lie that had to fail sooner or later?
I think this app is jaded, so as not to freak anybody out. I mean sure, if the Rapture does come while Space Attacks and all of our newly constructed nanomachines go Judgement Day on our collective asses, then we're screwed. But anything remotely close at hand is of no real concern, so you can all just kick back and relax.
On the other hand, a leaner, poorer U.S. might be much healthier and more competent.
Emergency overrides could slash the legislative pie-divvying and allow for previously unfeasible efficiencies and synergies.
"...Look at what we'd kill: Mosquitos and flies. 'Cuz they're pests. Lions and tigers. 'Cuz it's fun! Chickens and pigs. 'Cuz we're hungry. Pheasants and quails. 'Cuz it's fun. And we're hungry. And people. We kill people... 'Cuz they're pests. And it's fun!Kashluk wrote:1) Theocracy
2) Math and science
3) Military overstretch
4) Intelligent design
5) Pax europa(!)
Men are like rats. You can crush their nests, poison them and force them to back against the wall, but you'll never get rid of them for good. That's why they call them pests.
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Some random ghetto supastar in Louisiana or some shit, caught making a stupid face. Became an internet meme all in an instant, even if you have to do background research to find out what the hell his name is.
You're not missing out on much
Some random ghetto supastar in Louisiana or some shit, caught making a stupid face. Became an internet meme all in an instant, even if you have to do background research to find out what the hell his name is.
You're not missing out on much