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WHY EVERYONE IS SECRETLY HOPING THE WORLD ENDS…. Blog By Babbal Khehra

  • babbalbk27
  • May 8
  • 3 min read

1. The Whisper We’re All Ignoring



Something’s off. You can feel it.

Like a quiet hum beneath everything.

The world is “functioning,” sure. Lights are on. Phones are charged. Deliveries arrive on time. But underneath the hum of this well-oiled machine is a silent scream:


“End it.”


Not in words. Not even consciously.

But in how people act—you can see it:

When a cyclone warning hits Brisbane and people get weirdly hyped.

When India and Pakistan nearly go to war and it turns into memes.

When someone whispers “solar flare” and half the internet Googles “will we lose Wi-Fi forever?”


People aren’t afraid.

They’re… curious.

Some are excited.


Why?



2. The Global Pattern of Silent Collapse



Look around. Doesn’t matter where you are:


  • Australia: Cyclone warnings trigger not panic, but group chats saying “yo bro did you feel that wind?”

  • South Asia: India–Pakistan airstrikes escalate. One side claims jets downed. The other calls it fake. Meanwhile, social media floods with war-core aesthetic edits.

  • Europe: Ukraine is STILL at war. It’s now background noise.

  • US: School shootings, climate disasters, economic anxiety—scroll, like, scroll.

  • Global:


    • Solar storms threatening to fry the grid? Trending.

    • AI-generated images of apocalypse cities? Viral.

    • “What if society collapsed tomorrow?” Reels with 200K likes.




This isn’t about any one event.

It’s about how we respond to them now.


Desensitized. Addicted. Awakened—but only when the world breaks.



3. Why Collapse Feels More Real Than Everyday Life



Let’s face it: most people aren’t living.

They’re performing.


  • Swiping through apps to find fake love.

  • Posting gym selfies to prove fake progress.

  • Copy-pasting motivational quotes to signal fake depth.

  • Clapping for politicians whose souls were sold 20 years ago.

  • Playing “productive citizen” while spiraling inside.



So when the world shakes—through war, disaster, or global blackout warnings—it jolts people awake.

Not because they want death.


But because it’s finally not fake.


Fear is real.

Uncertainty is real.

A missile siren doesn’t ask for likes.

A cyclone doesn’t do brand deals.



4. Apocalypse as Content: The Ultimate Entertainment Loop



In 2025, collapse is a genre.


  • On X (formerly Twitter), people break news in threads while posting war-zone memes.

  • On Instagram Reels, you’ll see time-lapses of cities dying over melancholic music.

  • On Reddit, they simulate nuclear strikes for fun.

  • AI-generated apocalypse art is now a vibe—neon ruins, glitching skies, divine darkness.



We used to fear the end.

Now we scroll it, like it, save it, remix it.




5. It’s Not Death We Crave. It’s the Death of This Version of Life.



This is the heart of it.


People aren’t hoping the world ends.

They’re hoping this world ends.


The world of:


  • Corporate smiles and algorithmic love

  • Clickbait truths and performance grief

  • Dead jobs, rigged systems, plastic connection



They want to watch it fall because it betrayed them.

And maybe—just maybe—if it all breaks, something real can rise.


A system built on truth.

On chaos, yes—but at least honest chaos.

Not the smooth, smiling lie of modern life.



6. The Final Truth: This Is a Rebirth Fantasy, Not a Death Wish



This blog isn’t about doom.

It’s about recognizing a collective scream for something better.


The real sickness isn’t war, or weather, or AI.


It’s that we live in a world where people feel more alive imagining destruction than they do inside their daily lives.


That’s the indictment.

That’s the reason.


So when you feel that voice inside you whisper:


“Let it all fall…”


Know this:

It’s not a desire for death.

It’s a desire for truth.

For reality.

For rebirth.



7. So Now What?



You’ve got two choices:


  • Keep sleepwalking through this fake-ass reality, sedated by content and caffeine.



OR


  • Accept the truth.


    That you’re not crazy.


    That this world is broken.


    And that maybe—just maybe—you were born to be one of the few who rebuild when the old world finally collapses.



The world is ending.


But maybe that’s the beginning.





 
 
 

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