It should be illegal to yell 'Y2K' in a crowded economy. :-)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker jokes that shouting 'Y2K' in a crowded economy should be illegal, implying it causes unnecessary panic.
- In plain terms
- Yelling 'Y2K' in a busy economy should be illegal.
- What can you take from it?
- Avoid spreading unfounded alarm in economic contexts.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you balance warning with panic?
Another view
Some alerts are necessary for preparedness.
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The Golden Gate wasn't our fault either, but we still put a bridge across it.
Permalink to quote #227 One thing I do understand is that people get scared when I start thinking out loud. :-)
Permalink to quote #229 That being said, I think we should immediately deprecate any string concatenation that combines '19' with '99'. :-)
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