Hanson, who is Master of Winthrop House, said he doesn't mind if survivalists head for the hills, as long as they don't stockpile guns. I don't think 30 years ago that anyone was writing code that they thought would still be around today. Lewis said he thinks the Y2K computer bug will be worse internationally than in the United States. How they will function or malfunction after the new year, is still a bit of a guessing game, Lewis said. Skocpol said it's not surprising that people are getting excited about the millennial change because that's what people do when significant watershed events are looming.
People tend to do more of what they do already.
The people stockpiling food were probably survivalists already. Theda Skoclpol Skocpol said she doesn't plan to be flying on New Year's Eve, but not out of fear the plane will crash. She does expect to break with tradition a bit this year and see the new year in. I think what I'll do different is stay up this year. If history is our guide, history is no guide where the turns of millennia are concerned, according to McLean Professor of Ancient and Modern History Steven Ozment .