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I remember reading Ferfals' blog circa 2008. He shared his experience going through a SHTF situation in Argentina. His blog is still readable for anyone with lots of time on their hands:
http://ferfal.blogspot.com/2008/ (read the old posts before he started writing books - it provides an interesting perspective on things)
oh and the soup and milk powder from Y2K
From the article:
Was it even a problem ?The software problem prior to Y2K was fixed ahead of schedule.
Curly
That's the plan. I began implementing it in 1980.Re: thought experiment in the OP - my intentions with my stacks is to hold until after a reset. I do not want/plan to liquidate during hyperinflation/SHTF. I hope to survive the dark times and enjoy the light when the sun shines again.
Was it even a problem ?...
It was a problem in software that actually stored dates in a 2 digit year format and where dates were central to data interactions. I don't know about critical systems for NASA, DOD, Fed/Treasury, etc., but a lot of software I dealt with back then actually stored dates internally with a robust, full date format and just chose to display dates on the screen with a 2 digit format. Software like that had to be updated to allow correct inputs for year 2000, but it wasn't really a doomsday type issue (and very easy to fix).
Easy? ...
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