2012 Hysteria?

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<p>Just thought I make a thread on everyone's opinion about the 2012 prophecy and how the world will end because of the Mayan Calendar and etc. </p>

<p>To start things off, I don't believe in this prophecy. I think it's just done to bring attention, scare people and make money off of (there is a movie about this, there are also books about "surviving" 2012; how can you survive when the world is going to end?). </p>

<p>What happened with the Y2K bug? What happened on 06-06-06? The answer is NOTHING. 2012 is just a bull crap prophecy to scare people and make money. </p>

<p>Thoughts?</p>

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<p>Old news is old.</p>

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<p>Really? Can’t be that old if they’re making a movie about it.</p>

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<p>Oh, please.</p>

<p>Along with American Idol and litter, and I’d lump the above into the category of “useless cr@p that serves no purpose.”</p>

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<p>The 2012 thing is a good way to see who the absolute morons in society are.</p>

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<p>Sounds like a great excuse for a party.</p>

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<p>My DD will have graduated the year before in 2011-after that life will be a large bowl of cherries filled with good times!</p>

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<p>I vote party. Everyone who lives like the world is about to end seems so happy.</p>

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<p>Maybe by 2012 this thread will have been moved to the Cafe. :smiley:
OK… well… I predict that in 2012, about half of Americans will be really, really happy and the other half will be really, really bummed. Seems to happen every four years or so.</p>

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<p>Hey, it wasn’t raining when Noah started building the ark…</p>

<p>I find the Mayan fascination with time fascinating.</p>

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<p>Y2K was not a problem because we spent huge amounts of time and money to fix it. Had nothing been done comparable to the massive computer software upgrades that happened leading up to it there would have been considerable problems.</p>

<p>That being said yes it was overhyped.</p>

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<p>I do have to admit, though, I’m intrigued by the galactic significance 2012. You know, that part about our solar system crossing the Milky Way’s “equator.” </p>

<p>What I saw says that marks a change in celestrial “seasons” and the mid-point between ice ages. We’ll never live long enough to know if the polar ice caps start to grow, but it sure will keep me wondering.</p>

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<p>Okay, 2012 is based on the Mayan calendar and according to the Mayan calendar, the world has already ended about 4 times as they do things a little differently. Also, the world is supposedly going to end December 21, 2012… So, be aware if you’re buying into this myth that you have nearly a full year of 2012. :)</p>

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<p>Our Mayan tour guide at Chichen Itza didn’t seem to think it meant the world would end then.</p>

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<p>This world will be lucky if it can make it to 2012.</p>

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<p>Let’s make this phrophecy fail by destroying the world a month earlier!</p>

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<p>Hopefully by 2012, 2/3 of Americans won’t be obese ;p</p>

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<p>My birthday is December 21.</p>

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<p>I like cheese.</p>

<p>Oh, sorry. I saw Yakyu Spirits’ post and thought we were posting random facts about ourselves.</p>

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<p>I wish somebody knew for certain if 2012 were coming. Because if it were, I’d get a ****load of credit cards and max them out Last Holiday style.</p>