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Ill admit it: Im one of those people who sees the appeal of the end of the world.
Perhaps not in the literal civilizational sense, though I can certainly see the pull of that too.
The modern world is loud, dizzying, and pernicious in ways that defy comprehension.
The appeal Im talking about doesnt relate to the societal, but the personal.
Ones life is the sum of a million choices, some you make, most you dont.
And sometimes you just wake up wishing for a second chance to do it all over again.
Its also one of the most beautiful things Ive heard all year.
The mystery of the Y2K bug constitutes the engine of Taberskis sophomore quest.
Of course, as clocks hit midnight across the globe on December 31, 1999, that didnt happen.
The world didnt end.
Half ofSurviving Y2Kis dedicated to examining that question.
As above, so below.
In truth,Surviving Y2Kisnt just a story about the end of the world.
Its also a story about the end of many personal worlds.
That description might sound depressing, but the sum of all these parts is actually quite healing.
Everyone is united by a cosmic thing thats happening to them.
Taberski himself is a vignette character inSurviving Y2K.
But know that its an emotional one, and Taberskis story coats everything else with rich layer of empathy.
(Arguably being the operative word and the emotional through-line of that series.
What wonder it is to have an uncomplicated emotional experience for once.
The sixth and final episode plays as an extended denouement to the rebuilding that comes after.
Even with second chances, you carry the weight of everything that came before.
