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designerarvidtoday at 2:39 PM2 repliesview on HN

People have predicted the end of the world for literally thousands of years. Should’ve happened by now, right?


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lucianbrtoday at 2:48 PM

There's a first time for everything, and an end to most things. The roman empire lasted hundreds of years, and then it ended. Many empires did. The sun will end too, at some point. Ice ages last for thousands of years, then they end. And there are countless other examples.

"X has lasted a long time so it will last more" is so obviously wrong. Think about it for more than 3 seconds.

Or was it sarcasm? I can't tell anymore.

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