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OAITW r.2.0

(31,860 posts)
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 10:38 PM 6 hrs ago

I 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 6 hrs ago OP
Putin, the one who won't be named, and your third? hlthe2b 6 hrs ago #1
We need some benevolent alien overlords to slap us silly... wcmagumba 6 hrs ago #2
Who's the third one, Disaffected 6 hrs ago #3
bibi. niyad 4 hrs ago #8
That was my first thought, too yliza 3 hrs ago #9
I'd up the number a little. Maybe 6 or 700? Whyisthisstillclose 6 hrs ago #4
Musk? Nevilledog 6 hrs ago #5
Xi. Dave Bowman 6 hrs ago #6
No but maybe it rhymes x 2 ? Captain Zero 4 hrs ago #7
"EOL"--- gonna make me google it? Jack Valentino 3 hrs ago #10
If it happens overnight canetoad 3 hrs ago #11

wcmagumba

(5,917 posts)
2. We need some benevolent alien overlords to slap us silly...
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 10:47 PM
6 hrs ago
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...

Jack Valentino

(4,724 posts)
10. "EOL"--- gonna make me google it?
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:39 AM
3 hrs ago

pretty sick of these acronyms which I have never seen before....
and too tired to look them up



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