Culture of the End
Jakub Drmola
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Causation
-who’s fault is it?
-humans have hard time dealing with chaos
-great disasters must have great causes
-conspiracies abound










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Antisemitism - The Media Line




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Predictions of the end of the world
End Of The World" Inspired Artworks, Vol. 1 - Hongkiat


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December 30, 1999 - Looking For A Terrorist, Looking For A ...
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Apocalypse Soon: Christian Movement Says 5/21/11 - CBS News


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Eschatology
-disasters as a sign of “End Times”
-climax of history, battle of good vs. evil
-will be replace by something better
-nearly universally present in all religions

Oil painting The Last Judgment, 1506-1508, by Hieronymus Bosch, showing angelic and devilish
landscapes.


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Technomilenialism
5 terrifying stories that warn of an AI apocalypse


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The 10 Best Zombie Films of All Time


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Armageddon - Tržby a návštěvnost | KINOMANIAK


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Watch The Day After Tomorrow | Full Movie | Disney+


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Threads: The Closest You'll Ever Want to Come to Nuclear War | Review


Popular Culture
-entire genres of apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic media
-very popular, reacting to current trends, fears and discoveries
-frequent fantasies and escapism
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Survivalism and preppers
-roots in Cold War civil defense
-wide spectrum of motivations and expected scenarios
-many people actually looking forward to a global catastrophy
-often infused with conspiracy theories or cults
-can be practically useful during actual disasters and emergencies
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How the U.S. government planned to feed nuclear war survivors - Eater


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