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sigh this is the type of sensationalism that I think leads us towards many problems we have today. Did these things occur? Yes of course. Are they nearly as bad as they are made out to be here? No. Are most people who read this going to think its the end of the world? Yes.

Lets take a look at a few examples -

> More than 20% of Australia's forest is lost to forest fires

They were not "lost". Forests grow back. Fires are a natural and necessary part of a forest's lifecycle. Moreover large scale fires in Australia happen _every_ year. This years was the largest, yes. The scale is increasing due to global warming, yes. But its silly to imply that 20% of Australia's forests are now a desolate wasteland permanently.

> The UK withdraws from the European Union.

... And life marches on? I get you don't brexit, but is disingenuous to put this on the same level as the rest of the stuff, especially since its been like 4 years coming.

> COVID-19 is declared a global pandemic. Hundreds of thousands die.

The only really important item here. This one is bad. This is what 2020 should be remembered for.

> The Pentagon releases UFO footage.

... really? Now I'm just not taking you seriously.

> Microsoft breaks Windows via update, again.

Now you're just running out of ideas

You must be fun at parties.

Good work, Detective Killjoy.

Yeah, I know. I suck. What sucks even more is when people point to stuff like this and, with a straight face, say the world is ending. That is what really annoys me.

Yet no mention of Hong Kong or Libya.

Whatever the "end of the world" means, I don't think there will ever be a single thing we could point at and say "Yep, that was it. That was the end." I think it's like that saying that you can boil a crab by putting it in warm water and slowly raising the temperature without it even noticing until its death.

> Are most people who read this going to think its the end of the world? Yes.

I mean, then goodbye democracy because reading is too dangerous.

Well. November 2020 looks to be mostly quiet at least; looks like only one major disaster is forecast.

And we all know which one it's going to be...

I'd already forgotten that Brexit was this year. Folks at Munich Re are probably having hard times now.

Anyone trying their hands at when/how a second phase of covid-19 could start? I’m thinking people hope this dies down due to warm weather and since the planet stays warmer later these years it might not peak until like mid November. (I’ve lived in hot climates for all my life so I don’t really know when cold starts...)

Why is this flagged? If it contained misinformation it would be useful to know what.

> White people in ths United States riot to get haircuts.

This is both misleading and racist, for a start.

I think this is meant to be a joke (like the whole site). Kinda like those "white people be like/black people be like" videos people make on social media. Of course you might disagree but I think this is not so bad as long as it's not hateful or indecent and flagging for that is a little over the top.

Why is microsoft breaking windows even on that list? lol. Seems a bit irrelevant w/ all the other shit going on. But then I've been on arch linux for like 7 years now. You can trust me when I say that because only those of us who use arch linux say we do whenever we have the opportunity to do so.

> White people in ths United States riot to get haircuts.

Loving the casual racism. Keep up the great work.

Clever site! Quick typo I noticed "antartic" should be "antarCtic"!

And another one: "ths" should be "the".

Green day releases a new song: "Wake me up when 2020 ends"

At least the stock market looks amazing! /s

December is concerning...

"Fat lady sings."

There’s a typo —

White people in ths United States riot to get haircuts.[>]

Also murder hornets are missing :)

Is 2020 over ?

I'm not a specialist on this. I recommend trusting the experts on https://is2020over.com/

I’m certainly over 2020.

Will someone help a bro out and text me when it is? ITMT, I'm going to wrap myself in bubble-wrap, bury myself about 100' / 30 m down, and hook-up my iPad Pro to a solar array. As long as the internet doesn... NO CARRIER

PS: Hygiene, food, water, and sanitation are WIPs. On the plus side, I'm in a mostly rural/ag county in NorCal rn and not buying the corona "all clear: everyone get back to making the billionaires richer."

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