r/decadeology • u/icey_sawg0034 Early 2010s were the best • May 22 '26

Discussion 💭🗯️ Why did so many media pre-9/11 predict the destruction of the Twin Towers before the attacks happened?

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u/MattWolf96 May 23 '26

Yeah, that Johnny Bravo one was kinda dumb, just one building if anything it was a reference to The Towering Inferno (1974)

I often see Die Hards posted as "proof that it was planned" it's one bulding blowing up, granted if you squint it looks like two.

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u/firestar32 May 23 '26

What I think the real tell is is that since 9/11 there's been a lot less action stuff focused on one/two skyscrapers being destroyed; I think it was just so common back then because it was a fun premise, and you see it less now because of 9/11 and the bad taste it can leave (we've also just moved on culturally)