Where in the world is our apocalypse?
Illustration by Joey Taravella and Courtney Money / Spinnaker
The People’s Apocalypse
As 2012 — and supposedly life as we know it — comes to a close, we should carefully consider our options of catastrophes and apocalyptic prophecies, and invest our fear accordingly.
The currently trending doomsday prophecy has a lot going for it: it’s loosely based on the “calculations” of a mysterious and ancient civilization; it’s the source of inspiration for a few major motion pictures; it has made its way into our popular culture and has a solid buzz-factor. The Dec. 21, 2012 Doomsday — what we’ll call DD12 — has the sort of mystique to which we’re all drawn, but will it be a fulfilling investment of our young adult angst?
DD12 is derived from misconstrued….
—- Excerpted from the UNF Spinnaker.
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