第1852期：2024 Doomsday Clock昨日揭晓

昨天（Jan 23, 2024）美东时间上午十点（10am EST）, The bulletin of Atomic Scientists揭晓了今年的世界末日时钟最新时刻——仍然是距午夜90秒，跟去年一样。

https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/current-time/

今年的Doomsday Clock Statement (pdf)下载地址：

https://thebulletin.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-Doomsday-Clock-Statement.pdf

没什么好多说的，正如The Bulletin的CEO Rachel Bronson所说：

“Make no mistake: resetting the Clock at 90 seconds to midnight is not an indication that the world is stable. Quite the opposite. It’s urgent for governments and communities around the world to act. And the Bulletin remains hopeful—and inspired—in seeing the younger generations leading the charge.”

世界有没有变得更糟我不知道，但肯定没有变得更好。2024年第一个月接近尾声，回头看世界，一片尘埃，事故、灾害、隐瞒、欺骗、漠然、狂欢、咆哮、纠缠…… not intended to rhyme though.  

The other day, my German colleague greeted me, “I will cross my fingers.” I replied, “Danke. Aber all my fingers have been so crossed that they almost broke.”

There is nothing you or I, as feeble as leeks, as fragile as snowflakes, can do to reverse the clock. It’s all up to the ambitious politicians’ impulse and bloated ego. It’s all in the big brothers’ fat hands.

Time is our enemy. This adage has never sounded more menacing and spine-chilling. But to which, I say, our enemy is not time; our enemy is our illusion. In an era where most people don’t know what they’re doing, we must keep our eyes and minds open. If the world is doomed, it’s doomed. If the sea level is to rise, it will. Learn to swim, build your Noah, or save money to buy your ticket for any ark.

Sit straight, buckle up, look ahead, think deep, listen within, work out, live on.