{"id":351,"date":"2019-01-22T16:23:40","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T14:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brianoflondon.me\/?p=351"},"modified":"2019-01-24T18:58:40","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T16:58:40","slug":"the-world-will-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brianoflondon.me\/2019\/01\/the-world-will-end\/","title":{"rendered":"The World Will End"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The future is bleak according to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez unless we do stuff. Stuff she doesn\u2019t understand. Based on computer models she doesn\u2019t understand. But she\u2019s absolutely sure she knows which people do understand and she\u2019s adamant we must follow their advice blindly. Because science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AOC<\/a> on millennials and social media: &quot;We\u2019re, like, the world is going to end in 12 years if we don\u2019t address climate change&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HjhbVyfFN4\">pic.twitter.com\/HjhbVyfFN4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1087550417653940224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s why modeling the climate in a computer is dumb. Making economic and social decisions based on those prediction is dumber. Unfortunately <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Modians (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/brianoflondon.me\/mundia-and-modia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Modians<\/a> like AOC always use modian solutions to solve mundian problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HXqEVEMyz28?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m-oT-U6-0gM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I spent 9 years learning Physics at degree level and above, achieving a PhD in computer modeling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"881\" data-attachment-id=\"186\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/brianoflondon.me\/podcasts\/1-sheqel-coin_wm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/brianoflondon.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1-sheqel-coin_wm.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"819,881\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Brian of London brianoflondon.me&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1 sheqel coin_wm\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1 Shqel Coin&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/brianoflondon.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1-sheqel-coin_wm-279x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/brianoflondon.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1-sheqel-coin_wm.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/brianoflondon.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1-sheqel-coin_wm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-186 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brianoflondon.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1-sheqel-coin_wm.jpg 819w, https:\/\/brianoflondon.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1-sheqel-coin_wm-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/brianoflondon.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1-sheqel-coin_wm-768x826.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>If you derive value from my work, please consider donating some value my way. <a href=\"https:\/\/brianoflondon.me\/donate\/\">You can find all the details on the donation page.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id='exxp_wp_comment_feed'><iframe name='exxp_wp_embed'  onload=\"iFrameResize({ scrolling:true, heightCalculationMethod:'min'})\" src=\"https:\/\/two.exxp.io\/?author=brianoflondon&permlink=theworldwillend-0msyhq4k7s&display_comment=true&parent=https:\/\/brianoflondon.me\/2019\/01\/the-world-will-end\/\" style=\"border: 0; 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