I have this tinfoil Art Bell theory that some cosmic event happened sometime in the mid 90s that caused a rift in the fabric of reality. I believe that somewhere out there in the multiverse, the real earth spins merrily along as it was meant to and that some of us were transported to this alternate reality...a reality where entropy increases exponentially and things just get more nonsensical by the day.
Either that or we really screwed up and we were ‘Left Behind” without realizing it/or are now in hell.
Art Bell- used to listen to him when driving or working the overnights.
Yiour idea has some merit, best explanation I have seen.
The last part about left behind, is possible, but I fear the hell on earth has not begun. It will get much worse.