do you not think that the lack of disastrous outcomes from Y2K might be *because* of the money spent pre-emptively fixing it, rather than despite it?
It's a bit like saying, 'well the ozone hole is closing up, looks like we didn't have to spend all that time and effort getting rid of CFCs'.
stib
npub1jy…rmrlm
2024-12-01 08:56:06 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…tdeh
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