How concerned are you about possible Y2K computer problems?
Very 1758
6.1%

Somewhat 14253
49.2%

Not at all 12937
44.7%

Total votes: 28948

What are you stockpiling for the new millennium?
Batteries 460
1.6%

Cash 1915
6.6%

Champagne 1391
4.8%

Food 1379
4.8%

Toilet Paper 518
1.8%

Water 2549
8.8%

All of the above 4531
15.7%

None of the above 16183
55.9%

Total votes: 28926

-- Mara (MaraWayne@aol.com), November 25, 1999

Answers

What does this about public apathy???

-- Irving (irvingf@myremarq.com), November 25, 1999.

AOL users are just as stoopid as the general public, no surprise.

-- Dan G (earth_changes@hotmail.com), November 25, 1999.

Mara,

I can only find encouragement in the following:

5% of our population owns 95% of the wealth. 20% of the beer drinkers drink 80-90% of the beer 1% of the population has an IQ of above 150

The majority is usually wrong, is what I heard a wise man once say!!

-- d----- (dciinc@aol.com), November 25, 1999.

-- d----- "The majority is usually wrong, is what I heard a wise man once say!!"

Translation:

The majority is sometimes correct.

Your "wise man" makes foolish, meaningless statements.

-- GoldReal (GoldReal@aol.com), November 25, 1999.

Translation!

"Sometimes" means occasionally.

"Usually" means most of the time!

-- freddie (freddie@thefreeloader.com), November 26, 1999.

Whenever you hear/see "survey says" you might want to keep in mind the info in this article: Whose voice is speaking?: How Opinion Polling and Cost-Benefit Analysis Synthesize New Publics

In the article note the mention of Patrick Caddell, co-producer of "Y2K The Movie" (and political pollster) in the section on Polling as an INSTRUMENT OF DECEPTION.

-- Linda (lwmb@psln.com), November 26, 1999.

I used to give tech support to aol users.They are the lowest common denominator.I'm sure "usa today"readers are pretty upbeat as well.

-- zoobie (zoobiezoob@yahoo.com), November 26, 1999.