I think you're full of shit, go listen to your modest mouse and go do stuff without me

(Listens to modest mouse)

I think the Mayans just stopped writing calendars...I mean, they were prepared several hundred years in advance anyway, I figure they just said "Hey, if we are around by may 2012 then, we can write some more calendars..." and they're not here anymore, so they're not going to write any more calendars.

My uncle, who is a Mayan archeologist. Is actually writing a book on 2012...and how everyone who thinks somethings going to happen is just over reacting and paranoid

modest mouse!

but didnt everyone think the world was ending in the year 2000 as well?
i think its all a load of shit.

The problem with 2000 was the fact that switching over to a new century, and with computers up to that point have only two digits for the year to save space, they were worried that the dates in the computers would roll back to 1900.
Because so many records and programs used the two date digit system, people were worried that the roll back would cause systems to restart or economy to crash due to bank records becoming reset, such as bank records, for example:
Let's say Mike's debt and the interest on his debt started in 1990, were the date to become reset, with computer calculated interest, if the year were to reset to 1900, his debt would become erased, and the bank might even owe him.

Of course, the media blew it way out of proportion, and eventually companies were selling "Y2K Compliant Batteries."

The problem with 2000 was the fact that switching over to a new century, and with computers up to that point have only two digits for the year to save space, they were worried that the dates in the computers would roll back to 1900.
Because so many records and programs used the two date digit system, people were worried that the roll back would cause systems to restart or economy to crash due to bank records becoming reset, such as bank records, for example:
Let's say Mike's debt and the interest on his debt started in 1990, were the date to become reset, with computer calculated interest, if the year were to reset to 1900, his debt would become erased, and the bank might even owe him.

Of course, the media blew it way out of proportion, and eventually companies were selling "Y2K Compliant Batteries."

I believe it'll happen. There are a number of ways that I can't go through, but it's highly possible.

We've fucked this world up a lot in the past, and right now, I feel we deserve to all die, all at once. It'll be like a world-wide death rave. Just totally awesome.

Then at the purgatory, I'll slip the guy at the desk a few bucks and get a free pass. Into Hell.