▲ 173 ▼ Apocalyptic beliefs are no longer fringe—and they’re shaping how people respond to global threats (news.ubc.ca) submitted 6 months ago* by Beep@lemmus.org to c/science@lemmy.world 29 comments fedilink hide all child comments Research. In an era of climate anxiety, geopolitical tensions and rapidly advancing artificial intelligence, apocalyptic thinking is no longer confined to the fringes of society
[+] SARGE@startrek.website 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] totally_human_emdash_user@piefed.blahaj.zone -2 points 6 months ago I think it is much more likely that Trump enjoys the power trip that comes from bullying the weak than that he is specifically out to start a holy war, and at the end of the day the goal of the U.S. military is to do whatever he says, no matter what they personally think about it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] totally_human_emdash_user@piefed.blahaj.zone -2 points 6 months ago I think it is much more likely that Trump enjoys the power trip that comes from bullying the weak than that he is specifically out to start a holy war, and at the end of the day the goal of the U.S. military is to do whatever he says, no matter what they personally think about it. permalink fedilink source parent