/r/PanicHistory
PanicHistory: Keeping track of the hivemind's hysterical predictions of doom
It seems like Reddit loves sensationalist headlines and predicting imminent disaster every week, only to quickly forget about it days later. Here's a place to document these panics and maybe expand Reddit's collective memory a bit.
/r/PanicHistory is a collection of Reddit threads from the past and present that predict some kind of disaster, whether it's the implementation of martial law, a fascist takeover of America or a looming US invasion of Iran. We're a skeptic subreddit that brings attention to the fact that sensationalist headlines and predictions of doom never really change.
Submission titles should contain the date, the source subreddit, a quote from the linked thread title or comment, and the score at the time of submission. For example:
9/15/15 r/politics: "By this time next year we will all be in FEMA camps." [+246]
PanicHistory highlights:
According to Reddit, America is...
Best of the Worst
"Yeah, there are definitely certain congressmen whose throats I would slit if I had the chance" +429, 4x gilded
Panic Hall of Fame
The PanicHistory wiki
A taxonomy of Reddit's hysteria
And if you haven't rolled your eyeballs hard enough to dislodge them into the back of your skull, try the following:
For a more rational approach to conspiracies, visit /r/actualconspiracies
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