Will Life as We Know It Go on After The Eclipse?
The Y2K of our time
If you remember the experience of Y2K, you’re probably not too excited about the total eclipse on April 8, 2024, but you can be sure plenty of people are.
Why?
Because it’s a once-in-a-lifetime event?
Not quite.
But eclipses don’t happen often.
The last big eclipse of newsworthy memory was 2017.
Or was it October of 2023?
I jest a little.
My hometown is in the path of total viewing for the 2024 eclipse.
Forbes says,
“The Lone Star State is once again the best place to view the next solar eclipse, rapidly approaching, on April 8th. Not surprising, Airbnb data shows a 1,000 percent increase in searches for stays along the solar eclipse “path of totality” in the US, with Texas one of the most heavily booked states. Prime viewing spots include Austin, parts of San Antonio, Dallas and the Texas Hill Country.”
According to KUT News, more than one million people are expected to travel to Texas and spend more than $1.4 billion in tourism dollars.
I shake my head as I equate the event to Y2K.
