We keep the receipts.
People have been scheduling the end of the world for as long as there have been calendars. We write down who said it, when it was due, and how that went. … predictions on file. Apocalypses delivered: 0.
Isaac Newton wrote down 2060 “to put a stop to the rash conjectures of fancifull men who are frequently predicting the time of the end.” It did not work.
The labels
| Busted | Due date came. Doom didn’t. |
| Upcoming | Clock’s running. |
| Pending | Deadline passed. We’re checking outside. |
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