The Y2K bug concerns many although the clock ticked over with very few sightings of the millennium bug. Y2K compliance and Y2K testing seem to have paid off, albeit at a cost.
Predictions are rife and range from planetary disaster to peace and prosperity for all.
Where you identify on this scale is a reflection of your own experiences and hopes. I tend towards the latter. Doom and gloom merchants are predicting that unusual planetary alignments will result in either the earth being ripped apart by massive earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, or that the gods will return and rescue us. Whatever your views, one thing is certain. The human race will see changes on a scale greater than ever before.