We've already started this year off with crazy shit. What else do you guys think will happen this year and why? (lemmy.world)

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[-] radix@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

If recent history is any indication (it's not, but it's fun to think about), the craziness won't even start for a few weeks/months:

March 2014: MH370 disappeared.
March 2015: Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 is intentionally crashed in the Alps.
April 2016: The Panama Papers are leaked/published.
February 2017: The Oscars' presenters forget how to read.
February 2018: Parkland, Florida school shooting.
March 2019: The Boeing 737 Max is effectively banned from flights after a string of crashes.
March 2020: Covid doesn't start, but finally comes to a breaking point and restrictions are implemented across the US.
March 2021: The container ship Ever Given ran aground in the Suez Canal.
February 2022: Russia invades Ukraine.
February 2023: US Air Force shot down a Chinese spy balloon.

[-] Nemo@midwest.social 11 points 10 months ago

It all started with the Cubs winning the 2016 World Series. They didn't break the curse, they somehow transferred it to the rest of us.

[-] weirdbeardgame@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

We need to go back Marty! We need to stop the Cubs from winning the world series!

[-] Nemo@midwest.social 3 points 10 months ago

I would not be surprised if it's time travelers who put us in this mess in the first place.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Well, in the second place

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