Which 20th century poet said: "This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper."?

in the book by Robert Townsend, until the Sun dies, our sun Will gradually grow to completely consume Mercury, Venus and Earth before it collapses to become a red dwarf.

Maestra!!! loved your comment!!! They'll probably bang their head into a wall while looking at their phone😂😂😂

This was immediately following WW1, when much of the population was disillusioned and pessimistic.

Whimper in some ways (everyone will be too busy looking at their phones) and a bang with the weather!

Considering the climate of the time, it is more likely to end with that big bang than a whimper.

This quote is on the first page of The Stand.

Angst and ennui.