Y2K is not the only area where this holds. That egregious example of bad science and hysterical reportage connotes an unhealthy mix of paranoia and gullibility spiraling dangerously close to panic. I expect nothing from the news reader who often cannot pronounce the words, let alone assess validity, but a staff of professional jounalists should be skeptical by nature. Seeing that item on the Internet would have me investigating who stands to profit. Tiny sound bites dropped into the non-reasoning ocean of humanity create tidal surges of reaction far beyond the import of reality.
Intelligence is a survival skill, and a healthy dose of skepticism serves anyone well.
Conrad Maher Y2K is not a glitch. Alynn Stewart Life goes on. I live in an earthquake zone.