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DAILY CONTINUITY CHECK

Is the world ending today?

World Still Here? is a daily check-in about apocalypse discourse online. Each day one signal is published and stamped: a verified event, an unconfirmed rumor, a viral rapture prediction, a Doomsday Clock update, or general existential dread. Press the button to log that you (and the internet) are still here.

The countdown measures the time to your local midnight, when a new signal can be acknowledged and your streak advances. This is not a prediction, a survey, or an emergency service. Sources are linked on every signal; labels follow the published methodology.

SYSTEM STATUSSTANDBY
REV 1.0
MK-I · MANUAL ACK

Press to file today's continuity acknowledgement. One per local day.

T-MINUS · RESET--:--:--NEXT LOCAL MIDNIGHT
SIGNALS · 24H8OPERATORS ACKED
STREAK--BEST · --
AWAITING MANUAL ACK
TRANSMISSION LOG

Today's signal

NO TRANSMISSION

No signal has been logged for this date. The station is quiet. That is not, in itself, meaningful.

Transmission log

LAST 10 DAYS

No archived signals yet.

Operations sheet

MK-I · OPS
PROC · DAILY LOOP
  1. OP-01
    Press the acknowledgement button

    Once per local day. Logs one anonymous check-in and advances your streak.

  2. OP-02
    Read today's signal

    One human-classified reason parts of the internet are treating today as end-adjacent.

  3. OP-03
    Return tomorrow after local midnight

    The counter resets, a new signal publishes, the streak continues.

Classification directory

EDITORIAL · REV 1.0

Every daily signal is written by a human editor and stamped with exactly one of the five labels below. Sources, quotations, statistics, dates, predictions, and claims are not invented. AI-assisted drafts, if any, are never auto-published.

CODELABELDEFINITION
CLS-01Verified EventSomething actually happened. Sources cited.
CLS-02Unconfirmed ClaimCirculating widely, not yet substantiated.
CLS-03Religious InterpretationA faith-based reading of current events. Reported, not endorsed.
CLS-04Mostly a MemeThe internet is having a moment. Take it lightly.
CLS-05General Existential DreadNo specific event. Just the vibes.

Humour targets internet panic cycles, recurring failed predictions, and the absurdity of doomscrolling — not specific faiths, communities, or vulnerable people.

Frequently asked questions

FAQ
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Is the world ending today?
Almost certainly not today. World Still Here? is a daily check-in that tracks the discourse around that question — real events, viral predictions, Doomsday Clock updates, and internet panic cycles — with each item labelled so you know what you're reading. It is not a prediction service.
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What is the Doomsday Clock?
A symbolic clock maintained by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists since 1947. Its minutes-to-midnight setting is updated periodically to reflect expert assessment of existential risk from nuclear weapons, climate change, and disruptive technologies. When it moves, we log it as a Verified Event with the Bulletin cited as the primary source.
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Are viral rapture or end-of-the-world dates ever accurate?
None have been so far. Widely-shared date predictions — from historical examples to recurring modern ones on social platforms — are logged as Unconfirmed Claim or Religious Interpretation, with the original source linked so you can read it in context.
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Is this a real emergency system?
No. It is an internet culture project. For real emergency information, contact your local authorities or official channels.
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What does the button actually do?
It records one anonymous check-in for your local day and advances your personal streak. Your browser generates a random ID which is hashed with a server-only secret before storage. No account, no email, no IP addresses.
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How are signals chosen and classified?
A human editor selects one item per day from the day's apocalypse-related news, discourse, or predictions, and assigns one of five labels: Verified Event, Unconfirmed Claim, Religious Interpretation, Mostly a Meme, or General Existential Dread. Full methodology is on the About page.
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What happens to my streak if I clear my browser?
It ends. The streak lives entirely in this browser. That is a privacy tradeoff we accept.
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Do you use AI to write signals?
AI-assisted drafts are never published without human review. We do not invent sources, quotations, statistics, dates, or claims.
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Why one signal per day instead of a live feed?
Doomscrolling is the problem, not the solution. One dated, sourced, classified item per day is enough to stay oriented without drowning.