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20 Years Later, the Y2K Bug Seems Like a Joke—Because Those Behind the Scenes Took It Seriously (time.com)

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exactly, it's the forever IT quandrum in business.

"Nothing ever breaks. Why do we even pay for IT?"

"EVERYTHING IS BROKEN!!! Why do we even pay for IT?"

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's why you gotta find a sweet spot of letting things break juuuuuuust enough.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Dont discount the utility of the occasional "your just fucked now, lol."

Ive never seen dollars unlock faster than when execs are reminded that their entire hedonistic lifestyle is standing on the malnourished, dislocated legs of the poorly funded IT dept.