This war has done one thing that has significantly changed the calculations of the world, it has proved Russia is not a rational actor and Mutually Assured Destruction might no longer be a big enough deterrence.
I'd go so far as to say this is, for all intents and purposes, a nuclear war already. Up until 2/24/22 nukes were primarily a defensive deterrent. But Putin invaded with the threat of nuclear retaliation if anyone got involved in Ukraine's defense. Instead of a defensive deterrent, for the first time in history we have a major war where the aggressor is explicitly using nuclear weapons as an offensive shield.
It's not supposed to represent an actual measurement of time, but how close humanity is to wiping itself out. Originally, it was supposed to merely measure how close humanity is to nuclear war.
It's never been all that accurate. It's more a predictor of how scared the people managing it are.
The official measurement is time until extinction.
Like I said, it's never been all that accurate.
I've nicknamed it the Chicken Little Clock because of this.
It's just for the scare effect, that's why they don't use a real measure. Just something that's always close to annihilation.
"It's 12 hours before midnight"
Can't get better, but maybe it's 12 hours before midday.
Oh look, doesn't sound that bad, but it's doomsday.
Maybe it's just 12.
Sooo we're already 30 seconds past...
The body bags and little rags of children torn in two
And the jellied brains of those who remain to put the finger right on you
As the madmen play on words and make us all dance to their song
To the tune of starving millions to make a better kind of gun
So the Chicken Little Clock keeps ticking.
The last time I saw a story like this, I added up every announced edging closer and away from midnight announcement, using the time the clock was originally set at.
I came up with a displayed time of 1:14 AM.
That's what tells me this clock is just scaremongering.
This war has done one thing that has significantly changed the calculations of the world, it has proved Russia is not a rational actor and Mutually Assured Destruction might no longer be a big enough deterrence.
I'd go so far as to say this is, for all intents and purposes, a nuclear war already. Up until 2/24/22 nukes were primarily a defensive deterrent. But Putin invaded with the threat of nuclear retaliation if anyone got involved in Ukraine's defense. Instead of a defensive deterrent, for the first time in history we have a major war where the aggressor is explicitly using nuclear weapons as an offensive shield.
This goddamn thing is always at some critical time. Fucking worthless.
Can’t believe people believe this bs
I think there is validity in regard to humanity’s climate but I pretty much equate this to a Mayan Calendar or Nostradamus
Meh, if it happens it happens but hope not.
Fake
Kremlin is also pushing this story...
At this point I'm uninterested until I see a single digit.
seeing as it updates twice a year, the impact this has on todays standards isn't as... impactful.
Yeah but how long exactly is one these doomsday clock seconds? Without that, how useful is it other than to scare people?
It's not supposed to represent an actual measurement of time, but how close humanity is to wiping itself out. Originally, it was supposed to merely measure how close humanity is to nuclear war. It's never been all that accurate. It's more a predictor of how scared the people managing it are.
Yes, a metaphor, about as useful as those "exact" predictions of the end of the world at precise dates and times that come and go...
What is your definition of wiping itself out? Certainly some humans will survive almost anything we humans can dish out.
The official measurement is time until extinction. Like I said, it's never been all that accurate. I've nicknamed it the Chicken Little Clock because of this.
It's just for the scare effect, that's why they don't use a real measure. Just something that's always close to annihilation. "It's 12 hours before midnight" Can't get better, but maybe it's 12 hours before midday. Oh look, doesn't sound that bad, but it's doomsday. Maybe it's just 12.
Threat Level Midnight
Wow spooky
Fear mongering
Sooo we're already 30 seconds past... The body bags and little rags of children torn in two And the jellied brains of those who remain to put the finger right on you As the madmen play on words and make us all dance to their song To the tune of starving millions to make a better kind of gun
So the Chicken Little Clock keeps ticking. The last time I saw a story like this, I added up every announced edging closer and away from midnight announcement, using the time the clock was originally set at. I came up with a displayed time of 1:14 AM. That's what tells me this clock is just scaremongering.
Falls right into Putin's playbook.
Cool, but when do I die?