The hysteria will come before Jan. 1. The new year will arrive there will be some minor problems but in general things will go on just fine. And a lot of people will end up feeling foolish.
Humanity tends to repeat itself.
Each generation believes that no one has ever faced this problem, or been so put upon or decadent or fill in the blank. I see no solid proof that any massive collapse is coming. Conrad Maher Y2K is not a glitch. Alynn Stewart Life goes on. I live in an earthquake zone.