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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI think the world could change overnight....
Last edited Thu Feb 19, 2026, 11:10 PM - Edit history (1)
if 3 people were to suddenly, and simultaneously, reach their EOL.
Hint: Political heads.
Corporate leaders can be brought to justice,,,,if we - all countries - have a fundamental agreement on the worth of human life over an AI dominated future.
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I think the world could change overnight.... (Original Post)
OAITW r.2.0
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hlthe2b
(113,378 posts)1. Putin, the one who won't be named, and your third?
wcmagumba
(5,917 posts)2. We need some benevolent alien overlords to slap us silly...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childhood%27s_End
Edit: The Overlords weren't actually as benevolent as they seemed in the beginning of the story. They were here to prepare Earth for destruction and its residents to lose their individuality and become part of some universal consciousness...doesn't sound that fun to me...
Edit: The Overlords weren't actually as benevolent as they seemed in the beginning of the story. They were here to prepare Earth for destruction and its residents to lose their individuality and become part of some universal consciousness...doesn't sound that fun to me...
Disaffected
(6,300 posts)3. Who's the third one,
Vance, Xi, Kim, Musk, Thiel, Johnson?
yliza
(204 posts)9. That was my first thought, too
Whyisthisstillclose
(562 posts)4. I'd up the number a little. Maybe 6 or 700?
Nevilledog
(54,874 posts)5. Musk?
Dave Bowman
(6,981 posts)6. Xi.
Captain Zero
(8,829 posts)7. No but maybe it rhymes x 2 ?
??
Jack Valentino
(4,724 posts)10. "EOL"--- gonna make me google it?
pretty sick of these acronyms which I have never seen before....
and too tired to look them up
canetoad
(20,526 posts)11. If it happens overnight
I'll be first to read it. I'll send you a PM.