I'm surprised no one has mentioned this (from what I've read, at least): 2012 doesn't mark the end of the world. It doesn't even mark the end of the Maya's calendar, eh. Not even the Mayas themselves give it higher importance, so why should we?
2012 is supposed to be the beginning of a new era, a new cycle; the 14th, if I'm not mistaken. The whole "omg the world is going to end 'theory'" is simply one of many ways to interpret this change. The world loves catastrophes.
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