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“The Y2K bug is a genuine technical concern, consuming the energies of many speci…” — Virginia Postrel
The Y2K bug is a genuine technical concern, consuming the energies of many specialists. But the prophecies of doom represent a broader worldview using the bug as a news hook. In this vision, the good society is a stable society, undisrupted by innovation, ambition or outside influences.
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