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After writing nearly three quarters
of a million words on the apocalypse, one thing has become very apparent to me.
Along with the horror of dwindling resources, the shambling undead, the chaos,
and the death … I’m convinced some good will come of the apocalypse.
Don’t believe me? Read on Macduff.
When the ash settles and humankind
finally settings into a post apocalyptic rhythm, there will be a few wonderful
new elements of existence that will finally come to life. What these things
will be effect, in one way or another, every single living human on the planet
(undead need not apply).
1 The dissolving of corrupt
governments. Let’s face it, we live in a world of corruption that starts at
the bottom and runs all the way to the top. Although the apocalypse may not
disrupt everyman corruption, it will completely disrupt those ruling the
country with their own back pockets and power in mind. How? In a word, chaos.
You’ve seen it in any given Mad Maxian film … chaos will topple the
governments. When that happens, the people will, for the first time in a very
long time, control their own fates. Take
a moment and imagine what the outcome for that scenario will be. Don’t worry …
I’ll wait.
Got it?
The idea of a government-less world
is both frightening and inviting. Come the apocalypse, we’ll find out.
2 A CEO-less planet. I
probably don’t need to expound on this idea. I will anyway. In 2013, the
CEO-to-worker pay ratio was 331:1. Once the apocalypse hits, that ratio will be
1:1. Not that money will actually have any bearing on life when the virus takes
hold, but levelling that playing field, no matter the relevancy, will feel so
very good. Imagine walking up to the CEO with fat wad of cash and burning it
right in front of him. Yeah … that’s the stuff of dreams.
Suck it, fat cat!
3 B’bye selfie. Yeah … this.
And the meme. Ya know, “Keep calm and zombie on!” The apocalypse will wipe this
shit out without batting an eye. It won’t be until human nature kicks back in
and someone decides that taking selfies with zombies should be the “new black”
that we’ll get sucked back into that whirlpool of self-indulgent doom.
Or not. Until then, keep your
smartphone (and your crowbar) handy!
4 Mother Nature wins. At our
present rate, humankind will strip the Earth of its resources. Then what?
Colonize the moon? Should the apocalypse come at the right time, our raping of
the planet will cease and it’ll have the time necessary to heal. Climate change
will slow, natural resources might have the opportunity to replenish. In other
words – every bad thing the consumerist monster has done will finally get the
change for a reversal of misfortune. Add to this, the overwhelming sea of
people that overpopulate the planet will recede to a more manageable number.
In other words … Mother Nature gets
to kick us in the junk and reclaim her throne.
5 Say goodbye to the monster
named “media”. The media is responsible for a lot that is wrong in the
world. They are masters at redirecting attention away from what is truly
important and focusing on issues that really should have little to no bearing
on the world around us. When the apocalypse comes, the media (as it is) will
vanish. Gone will be the likes of TMZ and Fox news. In its place will
(hopefully) arise a new media designed to do one thing – keep us all informed.
This was the original intent of the news, until someone realized a profit could
be made with buzzwords, SEO, and misleading headlines. All that will be no
more. Why? Because the only currency worth a damn in the apocalypse is
survival. This will have the added bonus of riding us of the likes of Paris
Hilton, the Kardashians, etc. – people famous just for being famous. Those
media “darlings” will starve to death in a world where no one gives a damn about
how big their asses are, how tight their tummies are, how much money they spent
on a dress, or what sex tape they were currently working on.
Doesn’t that sound like a world
you’d want to live in?
All in all, the apocalypse is
sounding better and better – and this is only scratching the surface. Yes,
there will be hardship a plenty. But so much of what makes today so irritating
will vanish. Humanity might finally get the reboot it so desperately needs.
What do you think? Can the
apocalypse be a good thing?
