25 years since Y2K was suppose to wreak the internet. Weird to think about how that was a quarter century ago and how different we all were, and the world itself was.
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Best world wide fear induced factor on modern humanity IMO 🫡 Narrative warfare never takes a break.
I remember my mom fill up our two bathtubs full of water on New Year's Eve, worried the computers would somehow affect plumbing.
wamen... 😅
I remember it really well. Waiting for the lights to go out.
...then other countries starting passing the midnight mark and their fireworks shows and live broadcasts didn't go off the air, and I was sure we'd be okay.
My biggest regret is that I didn’t buy Bitcoin in ‘99.
The documentary about it on Netflix is wild.
the millenium bug 🐞
It was a mind bending 25 years to live through
I can remember buying in extra work materials for January. And a programming mate was earning a fortune on "vital work".
Was it a complete fraud? Years ago some douche told me the software community saved the world with their tireless efforts. I don't recall them coming to our house to reformat the microwave.
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A piece of me was hoping for chaos. The first Bitcoin halving might have had a bit of this feel...