December 21st, 2012 has always been a date everyone remembers. People believe the apocalypse falls on this date because the Mayan calender ends here, and most people believe it to be genuine because the Mayan has a reputation in predicting the future.To me? I don't believe such crap. A date is simply something you jot down the time, not something you predict when the world ends.
It's pretty fascinating how December 21st has been sensationalised. The movie 2012 is the embodiment of media influence. I haven't watched the movie because I do not want to support a bunch of people waiting to gain profit by exaggerating and sensationalising a myth, but the movie certainly did portray the world as a dirty place, which I won't deny, and the end of the world as painfully horrifying.
Lots of ideas rose. Some said the Earth's magnetic field will be reversed. Some said the Sun will simply go astray and will never ever rise. Some said alien would intrude our world and damage our delicate Earth. Some said a meteor will hit and obliterate the Earth. The most absurd one I've stumbled upon, so far, would probably be that Gangnam Style hits 1,000,000,000 views on Youtube.
On the other hand, a multitude of people like me would rather choose a less stressful and a more optimistic alternative - ignore the myth. The world will not end just because someone predicts it'll end. It's 11.23pm, December 21st, 2012, and nothing has yet happened, and nothing will.
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