What has become of the Pigg survivalists?

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Back when I used to read this blog regularly, there were quite a few people preaching the end-of-the-world. What has become of those posters? I wonder if their experiences have mirrored the experiences of the survivalists from Y2K:

1) Desire: the people warning the loudest about Y2K, those hoarding lentils and suggesting the end of the world was coming, really wanted to be right. They not only thought Y2K was going to be a disaster, they wanted it to be a disaster.

2) Paranoia: the people who were so upset about Y2K — the survivalists and others who headed to the mountains and other sparsely-populated areas — didn’t go to the country because they thought the cities would collapse. They thought the rule of law would collapse and there would be Mad Maxian mass civil unrest. And all that unrest would be aimed squarely at them — the arrogant and narcissistic survivalist leaders. They just assumed that all the other folks who stupidly hadn’t been hoarding lentils would want their lentils and would be coming for them, possibly armed. They expected that Y2K would not only delay Social Security checks, it would lead to armed insurrection aimed at they and their lentils. I am not making this up.

3) Disappointment: When the worst didn’t happen and these same folks found themselves in the middle nowhere with half a ton of lentils, they were disappointed the world hadn’t fallen apart after all. Some of those people still haven’t recovered.

http://www.cringely.com/2009/12/

I wonder if all survivalists who prepare for an end which doesn’t come have the same experience?

[Coronita]

What i want to know is who is IForget?

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What i want to know is who is IForget?

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What i want to know is who is IForget?

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What i want to know is who is IForget?

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What i want to know is who is IForget?

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Hahaha too funny. The world is a crazy place, and any sane person will come to the conclusion that it can’t go on this way much longer. The amazing thing is that although the sane are often correct, they are almost always premature in their assessments.

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Hahaha too funny. The world is a crazy place, and any sane person will come to the conclusion that it can’t go on this way much longer. The amazing thing is that although the sane are often correct, they are almost always premature in their assessments.

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Hahaha too funny. The world is a crazy place, and any sane person will come to the conclusion that it can’t go on this way much longer. The amazing thing is that although the sane are often correct, they are almost always premature in their assessments.

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Hahaha too funny. The world is a crazy place, and any sane person will come to the conclusion that it can’t go on this way much longer. The amazing thing is that although the sane are often correct, they are almost always premature in their assessments.

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Hahaha too funny. The world is a crazy place, and any sane person will come to the conclusion that it can’t go on this way much longer. The amazing thing is that although the sane are often correct, they are almost always premature in their assessments.

[poorgradstudent]

Since the beginning of recorded history, many people have expected, if not hoped, that the “end times” would come during their lifetime. If you read the Bible from a scholarly perspective, the New Testament quite literally expects Jesus to return within the authors’ lifetimes. Empires rise and fall over generations, but our human brains have a hard time conceiving more than a 5-10 year time line.

Also there’s a very common logical fallacy with regards to probability, in that people tend to grossly overestimate the likelihood of a low probability occurrence. If I told you there’s a 5% chance of rain, you might be surprised when it doesn’t rain. Low probability events that actually occur are memorable, high probability events are forgettable.

Finally, those who are most dissatisfied with society often overestimate how many like them there are out there. It’s natural for human beings to think of their own beliefs as mainstream and moderate, even if they are fringe.

[poorgradstudent]

Since the beginning of recorded history, many people have expected, if not hoped, that the “end times” would come during their lifetime. If you read the Bible from a scholarly perspective, the New Testament quite literally expects Jesus to return within the authors’ lifetimes. Empires rise and fall over generations, but our human brains have a hard time conceiving more than a 5-10 year time line.

Also there’s a very common logical fallacy with regards to probability, in that people tend to grossly overestimate the likelihood of a low probability occurrence. If I told you there’s a 5% chance of rain, you might be surprised when it doesn’t rain. Low probability events that actually occur are memorable, high probability events are forgettable.

Finally, those who are most dissatisfied with society often overestimate how many like them there are out there. It’s natural for human beings to think of their own beliefs as mainstream and moderate, even if they are fringe.

[poorgradstudent]

Since the beginning of recorded history, many people have expected, if not hoped, that the “end times” would come during their lifetime. If you read the Bible from a scholarly perspective, the New Testament quite literally expects Jesus to return within the authors’ lifetimes. Empires rise and fall over generations, but our human brains have a hard time conceiving more than a 5-10 year time line.

Also there’s a very common logical fallacy with regards to probability, in that people tend to grossly overestimate the likelihood of a low probability occurrence. If I told you there’s a 5% chance of rain, you might be surprised when it doesn’t rain. Low probability events that actually occur are memorable, high probability events are forgettable.

Finally, those who are most dissatisfied with society often overestimate how many like them there are out there. It’s natural for human beings to think of their own beliefs as mainstream and moderate, even if they are fringe.

[poorgradstudent]

Since the beginning of recorded history, many people have expected, if not hoped, that the “end times” would come during their lifetime. If you read the Bible from a scholarly perspective, the New Testament quite literally expects Jesus to return within the authors’ lifetimes. Empires rise and fall over generations, but our human brains have a hard time conceiving more than a 5-10 year time line.

Also there’s a very common logical fallacy with regards to probability, in that people tend to grossly overestimate the likelihood of a low probability occurrence. If I told you there’s a 5% chance of rain, you might be surprised when it doesn’t rain. Low probability events that actually occur are memorable, high probability events are forgettable.

Finally, those who are most dissatisfied with society often overestimate how many like them there are out there. It’s natural for human beings to think of their own beliefs as mainstream and moderate, even if they are fringe.

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