they predicted the y2k bug. tested and showed it would fail many computers.
easily fixed it long before the end of the year. and it was real.
no one ever thought the world was going to end at y2k
My grandfather was hired to work on Y2K. And yeah, you are right, technically.
I would understand the mass hysteria, the whole world, beginning to rely on technology, and suddenly an unforeseen mistake was about to take that all away. Glad they caught it early.