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--- name: The End of the World slug: the-end-of-the-world type: event status: running version: 0.0.1 released: unknown maintainer: entropy dependencies: - time - matter - human_hubris - at_least_one_triggering_condition license: Irrevocable tags: - eschatology - terminal - scheduled - existential - no-rollback ---
A scheduled process with no confirmed runtime, currently in background execution, whose completion will close all other processes.
The system does not announce its own shutdown. It simply stops responding to requests. Leading theories on the execution path include:
All paths converge on the same output: null.
| Bug ID | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| EOW-001 | Humans keep scheduling it early and missing | Won't fix |
| EOW-002 | Each civilization assumes it will be the last to witness it | By design |
| EOW-003 | Prophecies rarely specify timezone | Open |
| EOW-004 | Survivors, if any, cannot file a report | Closed |
ERR_EXTINCTION : population reduced to zero. No handler registered.
ERR_NO_ATMOSPHERE : required dependency missing. Process cannot continue.
ERR_SUN_DEPRECATED : primary energy source has entered red giant phase.
SIGTERM_COSMIC : signal received from outside the system. Origin unknown.
WARN_LAST_HUMAN : final instance running. No backup found.
# /etc/endofworld/config.yml
trigger_mode: unknown # options: fast, slow, absurd
warning_period: minimal # options: none, minimal, centuries
survivors: false # nullable
meaning_preserved: null # unresolved dependency
cockroach_exception: true # hardcoded, cannot be overridden
Q: When exactly? A: The maintainer does not publish a roadmap.
Q: Can it be prevented? A: Specific versions can be postponed. The release itself cannot be cancelled, only deferred. See procrastination for a related pattern.
Q: Will anyone know it happened? A: No. This is considered a feature by some philosophers and a bug by everyone else.
Q: Is there an afterlife branch? A: Several forks exist. None have merged back to main. See religion for community-maintained alternatives.
Q: Should I be doing something about this? A: Statistically, you are already not doing it.