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A lot of stuff would have broken during y2k if a lot of engineers hadn't put in a massive effort. We know this because we just changed the clocks to 2000 and t

• dylan604 3y ago
  I wasn't suggesting it wasn't a real issue that needed solving. Just that the end of days scenarios were blown well out of proportion. The preppers community really came into their own and out of the shadows. Even my ex-in-laws were buying drums full of flour and what not storing them in their suburban backyard.
  • conradludgate 3y ago
    If they weren't blown out of proportion, they might not have been fixed and the bad situations might have happened. Sometimes you need to spread fear to get stuff fixed. But then people think "oh it wasn't that bad, those engineers are just the boy who cried wolf" and then next time they won't take us seriously
  • hoseja 3y ago
    Flour? That sounds unoptimal. Probably rice would be better?
    • dylan604 3y ago
      And what not. You missed that bit trying to be smart. Their whole 8’ wooden privacy fence was lined with weatherproof blue drums full of various foodstuff. Yes, they had rice, beans, various grains. I’m not a damn prepped, so I just rolled my eyes at the whole thing. I always assumed the weatherproof wasn’t really and it would all be ruined after the first rain. But yes smarty pants, they had all of that stuff. Don’t you feel good about yourself now?