3 ms·
Like others have said, it was real and handled well. They knew about it for years before so there was time to fix the issue. The panic was also very real despi
by y-c-o-m-b 7y ago
Like others have said, it was real and handled well. They knew about it for years before so there was time to fix the issue.
The panic was also very real despite not being proportional to the actual problem, but just like any other media-induced widespread panic, it served as a means to make lots of profit for those in a position to do so. Media companies squeezed every last drop of that panic for ratings... well into the year 2000 when they started spreading the story that Y2K was the tip of the iceberg, and the "real" Y2K won't actually start until January 1, 2001.
As an immigrant to the US, I got to see the weird side of American culture in how people tend to romanticize (for lack of a better word) post-apocalyptic America. Kind of like the doomsday hoarders of today are doing. It's like they think a starring role on the Walking Dead is waiting for them, except in real life.