Okay, I'm writing the most cheerful book on the planet:
An Exploration of the Western Apocalypse.
I have a section where I discuss events, ideas, and literature that has shaped how we view the apocalypse.
I suspect 9/11 was a huge part of it, especially finding the boom of apocalyptic literature started in 2002. (Then just got bigger in 2007.)
However, I'm 18. I was in 2nd grade when 9/11 happened. I literally have no recollection of the pre-9/11 world.
And nobody really talks about this facet of it.
My theory is that terrorism boomed as a fictional and potential threat, like bioterrorism, for example. However, I really can't know for sure.
So I'm polling people that might have been old enough to notice:
How do you think 9/11 changed how we view the apocalypse?
An Exploration of the Western Apocalypse.
I have a section where I discuss events, ideas, and literature that has shaped how we view the apocalypse.
I suspect 9/11 was a huge part of it, especially finding the boom of apocalyptic literature started in 2002. (Then just got bigger in 2007.)
However, I'm 18. I was in 2nd grade when 9/11 happened. I literally have no recollection of the pre-9/11 world.
And nobody really talks about this facet of it.
My theory is that terrorism boomed as a fictional and potential threat, like bioterrorism, for example. However, I really can't know for sure.
So I'm polling people that might have been old enough to notice:
How do you think 9/11 changed how we view the apocalypse?
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