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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI think the world could change overnight....
Last edited Fri Feb 20, 2026, 12:10 AM - 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
Feb 19
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hlthe2b
(114,004 posts)1. Putin, the one who won't be named, and your third?
wcmagumba
(6,212 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
(6,415 posts)3. Who's the third one,
Vance, Xi, Kim, Musk, Thiel, Johnson?
yliza
(207 posts)9. That was my first thought, too
Whyisthisstillclose
(667 posts)4. I'd up the number a little. Maybe 6 or 700?
Nevilledog
(55,083 posts)5. Musk?
Dave Bowman
(7,169 posts)6. Xi.
Captain Zero
(8,908 posts)7. No but maybe it rhymes x 2 ?
??
Jack Valentino
(5,053 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
hlthe2b
(114,004 posts)12. End of Life (EOL)
canetoad
(20,769 posts)11. If it happens overnight
I'll be first to read it. I'll send you a PM.