I used to keep up with all of those End Of The World As We Know It! claims. The last one I followed very closely was probably the Hale Bopp Comet of 1997.
Then came the mass suicide of 25 people in that cult called
Heaven’s Gate, headed by Marshal Applewhite.
After that, I decided my eagerness in accepting such Apocalyspe like claims was gullible and not healthy.
I changed after that, although I still listened closely to the Art Bell Shows.
Marshall Applewhite has been carried to paradise by the aliens.
Problem is you probably did not remove your gonads to reach the heavens as they did.
Back in 2012, when the Mayan calendar had the end of the world scheduled for December 21, I tried to make the case to my wife that Christmas shopping was pointless. The argument was not well received.