There was a really good video of a news anchor at the time breaking down precisely why it was such a bad idea, and everything he predicted in that video has come true in the years since.

I can’t find it, I can’t remember his name or what station it was. But I saw it on a thread a few months ago and it was really good.

I know this comment is useless without the link, but if anyone knows what I’m talking about feel free to post it