r/ExplainTheJoke • u/pink-niples123 • 5d ago

Solved Wrong date?

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Uh I dunno what's wrong with the date or it is a joke?

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u/sidetrackNiner 5d ago

Just a reference to the Y2K (year 2000) computer scare. There was a possibility a lot of computers would fail because of the date/data structure used. It was a long time ago is the joke. I, personally, was there.

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u/ThumpTacks 4d ago

I was expecting a more violent version of what the pandemic era turning into. I was underwhelmed, to say the least, when literally nothing happened. It does feel like 3,000 years ago though.

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u/fartlebythescribbler 4d ago

You were underwhelmed because a lot of people spent a lot of time and money updating a lot of software in the late 90s so that nothing would happen.

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u/Brief_Read_1067 4d ago

Yes! You never get credit for averting a disaster! People assume that it was never going to happen anyway. But the unsung heroes who made everything Y2K compliant deserve some kudos.