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0 pointsoh_sigh4y ago0 comments

I'll bet you $1M that civilization doesn't collapse within 30 years!

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I would like nothing better than to lose that bet, but I don't think my wife would approve. How about a bottle of your favorite scotch? (Which may well cost $1M 30 years from now.)

weberer4y ago

Pretty sure it was a joke since if it does collapse he wouldn't have to pay anyway.

lisper4y ago

You need to re-read the GP comment. He was betting that civilization would not collapse.

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lisper4y ago

I would like nothing better than to lose that bet, but I don't think my wife would approve. How about a bottle of your favorite scotch? (Which may well cost $1M 30 years from now.)

weberer4y ago

Pretty sure it was a joke since if it does collapse he wouldn't have to pay anyway.

lisper4y ago

You need to re-read the GP comment. He was betting that civilization would not collapse.

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