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How long until society's collapse? (lemm.ee)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by original_reader@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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With worrying global trends like climate change, pollution, increasingly divided or radical governments, economic woes, misinformation and disinformation everywhere, dangerous health crises and so on, what do you think - how much time do we have before "it all comes crashing down"? What will end life or our way of life as we know it first?

Or do you think we'll make it? If so, how?

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[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 33 points 5 months ago (2 children)

We have exactly 9 years, 3 months, 1 week, 2 days, and a couple hours

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 13 points 5 months ago

Chores can wait till tomorrow then

[–] UnRelatedBurner@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 months ago

so is it Monday, 17 October 2033?

just to make sure I'll mark my calendar. I'll probably lose my phone's calendar by that point tho.