Well don't insult the people that fixed it and kept it from being a giant problem.
It wasn't a non-event, because it took a lot of effort to make everyone aware of the need to fix the bugs.
It's like routine maintenance except that every single device involved is going to hit problems right about at the same time, with almost no signs of trouble until the exact second it falls over. So it's not harder to fix, but if it's not fixed then it hits vastly harder.
My dad worked for an IT consulting firm in that era - so Y2K literally put a roof over my head and clothes on my back. I didn't see it as insulting. It was important work, everyone understood the urgency, worked diligently on fixing it, and got the job done with a minimum of fuss. The fact that so many people today think of Y2K as an overrated problem is testament to how good of a job everyone did.
It wasn't a non-event, because it took a lot of effort to make everyone aware of the need to fix the bugs.
It's like routine maintenance except that every single device involved is going to hit problems right about at the same time, with almost no signs of trouble until the exact second it falls over. So it's not harder to fix, but if it's not fixed then it hits vastly harder.