Quote Originally Posted by Yppej View Post
Covid reminds me of Y2K, another exaggerated "disaster".
People worked their *bleeps*off rewriting code for years before Y2K, and certifying critical systems would function properly. As a result, there was no disaster.

Covid-19, people worked their *bleeps* off as well, as a result only 118,334 people have died from it in the USA so far, as of this moment. Expect that number to continue upwards.

So yes, I suppose the two events are similar, in that action by informed and diligent people limited the impacts significantly.