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[–] JellyfishGalaxy@lemmy.ca 100 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (10 children)

I mean, it didn't happen due to all the hard work put in to fix the issue.

https://time.com/5752129/y2k-bug-history/

Kind of like how people are like, what ever happened to the hole in the ozone layer? The chemicals causing it were banned. I don't think the concerns about what could have happened should be ignored, as what if no one put in the work, like they had? You know, kind of like climate change?

[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The ozone layer one is still a work in progress. CFCs were banned, but HCFCs replaced them; they were less likely to make it up to the ozone layer in the first place, but did more damage once they got there. HCFCs have been/are being replaced, but many of the refrigerants and blowing agents that we currently use do damage the ozone layer, and replacements haven't been found yet. BUT!, the point is, they're still working on solving the problems that were created a hundred years ago, and still making progress.

[–] JellyfishGalaxy@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

Ah, go figure! I should have looked that one up as well. Glad to hear they're still working on it, maybe I'll go read up on it more. Thanks for the info!

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