Stephen Kahn
Aug 9, 2017 · 1 min read

Greg, you are younger than I am (73), more intelligent than I was even when I was younger, and more informed than I ever was. I have always been depressed and people have always told me I talk too much. I am a USA born atheist citizen. My ancestors were all Eastern European Jews.

Now that I have sucked up to you, please tell me

Why and how the human species is not going going to go extinct before the end of this century.

Also, as people have always told me to shut the fuck up, I am trying to persuade everyone on planet earth to support my insane proposal for an international Homo sapiens 24 hours of silence on December 31, 2108.

I will be dead by then. Please tell me you will participate so I can expire happy. You may think it sounds impossible to do. I have figured out how to make it easier. On January 1, 2018 you observe one second of silence. That’s easy. Any human can shut up for one second. Then one January 2, you do two seconds. Also persuade two friends (or unfriends) to join the meme.

Then it goes four seconds, eight seconds . . .

The silence will be deafening on December 31, 2018. Especially as we will be mourning Putin, who is mortal like the rest of us. Let me know you are on board. stephenkahn@yahoo.com. I need encouragement. As Sergeant Schweik might say

Beg to report, sir, I am an idiot.

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