To the Editor of The New York Times:
I want to report a mugging. I thought I was enjoying a quiet and safe New Years at home.
Re "It's Always the End of the World as We Know It" (opinion article, Jan 1).
Mr. Dutton, provided an entertaining and benign exposition on human fascination with Apocalypse and it's counterproductive nature, speaking of Y2K, religion, UFO cults and "Frankenstein" - noting:
"Such end-time fantasies must have a profound, persistent appeal in order to keep drawing wide-eyed crowds into movie theaters, as historically they have drawn crowds into churches, year after year."
Mr. Dutton's theme is clear. And having read 90% of his 1,332 word article, never once encountering climate change, Mr. Dutton decides to pivot, and magically concludes in 77 words:
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