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Because it's come up recently, a reminder that the Y2K bug wasn't overhyped. It was a huge problem and an huge number of people worked fast and hard and fixed it. Like the ozone hole. It's not a lesson in overhype. It's a lesson in humankind's ability to cooperatively solve problems.

I was just thinking about this re: covid (and pending bird flu). Even though the US response was terrible bc Trump, many systems were in place that helped many of us avoid it. But people say, "It was overblown, no one I knew died." Think how many people's efforts it took for you NOT to die.