Apocalyptic thinking is big these days even outside their group.
The thing about apocalyptic thinking is that if an apocalypse fails to show up, the date is moved forward, or left indeterminate.
Eventually, the sun will expand, as similar stars do, and fry the planet, so that's that.
But apocalyptic thinking is ultimately life-denying, since it posits a "better life" than this one, and from all (unverified) descriptions, is so unchallenging as to be the opposite of what humans are all about. We are problem-solvers and makers, and without problems and with everything handed to us, we might want to leave that womb, as we actually do "IRL".
I know all about putting off chores until a butler or household robot shows up (NOT).
But one can dream (and get on the f***ing chores).
"I Sing the Body Electric" is the 35th episode of the third season of The Twilight Zone, originally aired on May 18, 1962. The episode, written by Ray Bradbury, follows a widowed father who, after losing his wife, acquires a robotic grandmother to care for his three children, exploring themes of love, loss, and the nature of family.
The theme of apocalyptic thinking is covered by Kurt Spellmeyer in "Buddha at the Apocalypse," an interesting book even if you aren't Buddhist.
Alas, it's time to clean up the house, because, even if it doesn't feel like it, ordinary chores lead to enlightenment, if we live in the moment, and not some other imagined time.
No tomorrow without today.
Unless you're a time lord, but that's for another discussion. Any old time!
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