I think that someday we as mankind will face the same situation with resources of earth and it's living conditions. We live our lives as if we can not see the future. But we all know, things are getting dirtier, resources are being used at a rate that can not replenish itself. If we think the year 2000 bug was a problem, wait till we, as species on earth, face the time when we need to survive and don't have enough resources and livable conditions to sustain our existence. Dinosaurs were big and stupid.
Mankind is small and stupid.
Not much difference. Our time will come some day. I hope I'm not around to witness it. Yes, I did pay attention in class during college. But enough of the pessimism.