The OkCupid Apocalypse

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  • Wednesday, February 06 2013 @ 04:08 pm
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So that Mayan apocalypse was fun, wasn't it?

Frankly, I'm a little disappointed in what a non-event it was. No rioting in the streets? No Y2K bunker-building and supply-buying? No one arming themselves in anticipation of a zombie attack? No drunken end-of-the-world revelry?

It turns out that the most exciting part of the least interesting apocalypse ever was OkCupid's response to it. First, there was a survey. Did OkCupid members believe in the impending end of everything? And if so, how were they planning to mark the occasion?

OkCupid members proved themselves to be a relatively sane bunch:

  • 73% of men said the world was not going to end on 12.21.12
  • 81% of women said the world will end at some point, but not in our lifetimes
  • Only 15% of men and 10% of women believed December 21 would be their last day on Earth

Here's how they planned to spend their Doomsday:

  • 48% of women and 19% of men planned to be with their loved ones
  • 68% of men didn't have any plans at all
  • 43% of women celebrated the apocalypse by chatting online all day

When it came to preparing for the apocalypse, OkCupid users fell a little short:

  • 29% of women said their survival strategy was the "damsel in distress" act
  • 19% of men had food and supplies prepared
  • 14% of women had a survival pack ready
  • 21% of men said they planned to get someone else to look after them

How is the world actually going to end? Here's what OkCupid members think:

  • Most agree that a natural disaster will be our ultimate end
  • 24% of women believe aliens could be our downfall
  • 25% of men think a virus could wipe us out
  • 57% of women think a meteorite could destroy the planet
  • 54% of men are convinced another kind of natural disaster could happen

And if all that doesn't strike you as bizarre enough, there's also OkCupid's response to the Mayan predication. The site sent out a mass email to its subscribers bearing this less-than-cheery message: "Do you want to die alone?"

Ouch. What a downer.

Thankfully, the accompanying picture made absolutely no sense and was totally hilarious: an asteroid with Obama's face on it crashing into Earth, destroying the Statue of Liberty and the US Constitution in the process.

Huh?

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