Why “Apocalyptic” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
https://archive.ph/BzBjZ Read the article. The things the Chinese officials are worried about are: * Fake videos / disinformation * Cyberattacks on critical…
by jackb4040 · Sep 14, 2026
> I do not doubt that these people are sincere in some private, psychological sense ... . As a media scholar, what interests me is not whether Hubinger believes his own number.…
by NoahZuniga · Sep 14, 2026
Perhaps another way to look at it is to say that “every past apocalyptic prediction was false” is tautologically true? A statement can be a trivial tautology, as in “P or not-P”…
by fwlr · Sep 14, 2026
“History is a guide to apocalyptic predictions in only one way: all previous apocalyptic predictions have been wrong” “History is a guide to state abuses of power in many ways,…
by fwlr · Sep 14, 2026
But warnings (e.g. not apocalyptic but damaging or having any effects) have come true, by and large; people warned about the effects of pollution / co2 emissions / glo…
by Cthulhu_ · Sep 14, 2026
Apocalyptic predictions normally get everyone into gear to prevent the threat. Not a great argument for "let's see what happens if we just sit around this time"
by ngriffiths · Sep 14, 2026
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Apocalyptic is from Ancient Greek: ἀποκάλυψις, romanized: apokálupsis meaning "an unveiling or unfolding of things not previously known and which could not be known apart from the unveiling, revelation". Read more on Wikipedia