Y2K was a stupid hoax but, it did finally teach a few friends about being prepared.
It was not a hoax. We reprogrammed millions of EPROMS to fix Y2K issues. Worked 24 hour shifts at Arrow Electronics programming center.
Yes, hucksters made a lot of $$ on hyping the crap out of it, but the problem was real. A lot of people worked hard to avoid the doom. You’re welcome.
Yep, and I got to buy camping gear off them at fire-sale prices.