Harold Camping, of Family Stations, Incorporated is a retired American engineer who predicted that the world would end today at 6 PM. His followers are adamant and insistent that such would transpire and civilization as we know it would cease to exist after the literal deadline.
Now to get things straight, I for one do not buy such an end of the world scenario. Now before the literal deadline, allow me to say that this people are delusional and it is best that the deadline is today so as to shut them up.
In the Neurotic Needs of Karen Horney, there is an item there about man's neurotic need for recognition. Using the same theoretical model, this end of the world business is nothing but just a manifestation of one's neurotic need for recognition. If I might add, and extend further the theory - this is a classic case of neurotic quest for relevance.
Seniors tend to inflate their relevance by trying to be important. Now, if they do not get their usual dose of relevance from the eyes of someone else, they might concoct and invent a very important event that raises their bar of relevance.
Sadly, this is one such classic case.
The world will not end today, and I told you so....
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