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What's something that 15 years ago looked like it would be a problem in the future, but didn't turn out to be? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 weeks ago by SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 51 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Discovery of the Higgs Bosen. People thought it would trigger the end of existence.

[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 34 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe it did and that's why we're in hell

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

That explains so much.

[–] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 4 weeks ago

Nobody I'd trust to vote or drive a car believed that.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

I went down quite a rabbit hole after reading this comment (not about the end of existence, mostly about Peter Higgs and the Higgs Boson). Anyway, thanks for that. The dude was way smarter than me.