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[–] bob_lemon@feddit.de 52 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I was there, $name. I was there 4 years ago when the strength of men failed.

[–] Lmaydev@programming.dev 37 points 10 months ago (3 children)

We're going to look like such fucking idiots when people read about how we collectively handled it.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The only consolation, is that most of us looked at how many people were handling it at the time and said, "well they're fucking idiots."

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Wearing pajamas, streaming Netflix, sitting atop our hoarded mountain of toilet paper

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

We'll probably still be morons no matter when people are reading about it. At least it'll provide reassurance that whichever things we screw up next are not unprecedented failures.