The Doomsday Clock, in practice, has a strong ratchet component. They are much more interested in recognizing bad news than good, and “time passed with nothing going wrong” isn’t an ‘event’ that they update the clock on.
It also includes non-nuclear impacts, such as growing recognition of climate change.
Yeah. The current Doomsday Clock is what happens when an organization has outlived its usefulness and is trying to remain relevant even though it really isn’t.
The Doomsday Clock, in practice, has a strong ratchet component. They are much more interested in recognizing bad news than good, and “time passed with nothing going wrong” isn’t an ‘event’ that they update the clock on.
It also includes non-nuclear impacts, such as growing recognition of climate change.
Yeah. The current Doomsday Clock is what happens when an organization has outlived its usefulness and is trying to remain relevant even though it really isn’t.