And just a thought about all this; I had no idea about the Mayans predicting the end of the world until I read it on an American site. We studied them briefly at junior school and in depth at secondary school, I've read up on them for years. So why wasn't I exposed to this 'truth'?
My mindfart tells me it's an American fuelled belief because the people who made the predictions were also American.
Nostradamus? French geezer, his armageddon prediction was joked about (except some people thought he predicted September 11th)
Jehovah's Witnesses? The end is nigh! Originated in the US.
Mayans? Central American, they must be listened to.
And one German filmmaker who is obsessed with ending the world.
Why guys? 😛