Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
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Rules for General Chat
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Article from Washington Post: Want to track the apocalypse? One theory: Follow the billionaires’ jets. An artist made a warning system to notify you if the ultra-rich flee city centers en masse.
An aerial view shows private jets on the tarmac of Le Bourget Airport near Paris. (Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters)
By Rachel Lerman They have endless amounts of money. Sophisticated bunkers. Private jets. Might the oligarchs of the world know — or be warned — in advance of a nuclear apocalypse?
So goes the theory underpinning the newest project from Los Angeles artist and coder Kyle McDonald, who has created what he calls an Apocalypse Early Warning System by tracking private jets around the world. If a large number of jets suddenly flee city centers, transporting their likely affluent passengers to bunkers and isolated resorts, he figures it might be a warning sign for the rest of us."