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To: Enigma who wrote (15018)	7/29/1998 5:09:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 116759

OT - 'The apparently unstoppable bull market may be one of the factors that has been lulling our media to sleep. Good news fuels optimism not just in the general population but among pundits as well. It plays into our national penchant for optimism and happy endings. Why rock the boat with predictions of a Y2K disaster? Publishers, editors, and advertisers prefer the status quo. Then too, the media apparently doesn't have a very high opinion of the intelligence of its readers, listeners, or viewers. And the Y2K story is complicated. Very, as I will discuss later. It doesn't lend itself to the kind of glitzy journalism we have been exposed to in recent months. Y2K can't compete with OJ, Diana, or Monica for headlines. But Y2K issues are as real as the rent, and they will have a direct, personal effect on everyone in this country and abroad. ... y2ktimebomb.com