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[โ€“] JellyfishGalaxy@lemmy.ca 100 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 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?

[โ€“] MalReynolds 2 points 4 months ago

Remember, remember!

The fifth of November,

The Gunpowder treason and plot;

I know of no reason

Why the Gunpowder treason

Should ever be forgot!

People's work to create democracy killed so many, and now, Trump. Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.

Could easily be lost. Not a USian, but their crap spills over...

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