Apocalypse

[danjite]

I am getting a bit tired of over use of "apocalypse" to describe the current economy.

It is a "depression". It is not an "apocalypse".

If we get to the point of financial "apocalypse"- as almost happend back on September 20th- you'll know. Really.

Besides, technically, an "apocalypse" (אַחֲרִית הַיָמִים) is a cataclysm where "God" destroys the

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[siobhan_1]

Aw, man, I'd hate to wake up and find out there was an apocalypse and I'd missed it!

Or, wait, maybe I'd rather just sleep through it...

I've always associated apocalypse with lots of fire. Must be that Christian upbringing I had. Or growing up during the Reagan years.

[mundens]

You can't have a good apocalypse without cavalry!

But even if it's not an apocalypse, we can still do the Apocalypso.

[randomdreams]

You misunderstand the usage.
It's not an apocalypse to us, the people who will pay for it in the end. It's an apocalypse to the CEO's and bankers, who are looking at the possibility that rather than retiring with $200M they'll only have $10M.
By that metric, it *is* the (inadequately partial) destruction of the ruling powers of evil.

[thirstygirl]

Whereas I get amused by the way it seems to be universally referred to as a Global Financial Crisis, including GFC as acronym at times, as they desperately try to avoid using the word 'depression.'

But then I get immense amounts of bitter-happiness at the whole 'who could have seen this coming!? oh noes wait, you need to give us LOTS AND LOTS OF MONEY so we can retain the only people who got us into this mess in the first place*

*and seriously, you don't need to pay them bonuses to stay. I would LIKE TO SEE THEM TRY getting paid anywhere near as much [OR INDEED FIND ANY OTHER JOB RIGHT NOW] at other corporations. Suck it up, the ride is over, is what Govt needs to be saying right now.

[jetspeaks]

Because when the apocalypse comes, it will feature zombies.

And cocktails.

[danjite]

But what cocktail in a an animate's bar?

Because obviously, they wouldn't serve zombies...