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		<title>Is This Website for Instagramming the Mayan Apocalypse the Worst Thing Ever? (Yes.)</title>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:22:49 -0400</pubDate>
					<link>http://betabeat.com/2012/12/is-this-website-for-instagramming-the-mayan-apocalypse-the-worst-thing-ever-yes/</link>
			<dc:creator>Jessica Roy</dc:creator>
				
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<p>NASA has <a href="http://betabeat.com/2012/11/oh-my-god-shut-up-about-the-world-ending-already-says-nasa/">warned us time and time again</a> that the Mayan apocalypse, predicted to fall on 12/21/12, is not scientifically possible. It's not gonna happen, people! And yet, Twitter users everywhere are spending a disproportionate amount of time coming up with <em>completely original</em> Mayan joke material. Now, there is <a href="http://instapocalypse.com/">Instapocalypse</a>, a site that culls Instagram photos published with the #apocalypse hashtag, because we all get the Internet we deserve.</p>
<p><!--more-->So far the site is pretty sparse, populated by some pics of weird expiration dates on foods and a shoddy-looking apocalypse countdown <a href="http://instagram.com/p/TMG8w2iW0f/">thing</a> created by something called Versagram. We do, however, have to agree with this <a href="http://instagram.com/p/TMHRfaq1bS/">photo</a>, which correctly pronounces that 12/21/12 will be the most annoying day in Facebook history. Also, <a href="http://instagram.com/p/TMFZemF5uL/">this cat</a> is cute!</p>
<p>If a fiery asteroid does end up hurtling towards earth on 12/21/12, I think we can all die happy knowing that we contributed to such a meaningful project.</p>
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<p>NASA has <a href="http://betabeat.com/2012/11/oh-my-god-shut-up-about-the-world-ending-already-says-nasa/">warned us time and time again</a> that the Mayan apocalypse, predicted to fall on 12/21/12, is not scientifically possible. It's not gonna happen, people! And yet, Twitter users everywhere are spending a disproportionate amount of time coming up with <em>completely original</em> Mayan joke material. Now, there is <a href="http://instapocalypse.com/">Instapocalypse</a>, a site that culls Instagram photos published with the #apocalypse hashtag, because we all get the Internet we deserve.</p>
<p><!--more-->So far the site is pretty sparse, populated by some pics of weird expiration dates on foods and a shoddy-looking apocalypse countdown <a href="http://instagram.com/p/TMG8w2iW0f/">thing</a> created by something called Versagram. We do, however, have to agree with this <a href="http://instagram.com/p/TMHRfaq1bS/">photo</a>, which correctly pronounces that 12/21/12 will be the most annoying day in Facebook history. Also, <a href="http://instagram.com/p/TMFZemF5uL/">this cat</a> is cute!</p>
<p>If a fiery asteroid does end up hurtling towards earth on 12/21/12, I think we can all die happy knowing that we contributed to such a meaningful project.</p>
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