The Epochalypse Project highlights concerns regarding the limitations of current technology, particularly the potential problems related to date and time representations in smart devices and software, especially in relation to the Year 2038 problem. Although home users may find it excessive to consider the longevity of their smart devices over a 13-year horizon, businesses must prepare for necessary updates as technology evolves. The discussion reflects how awareness of these issues, such as the impending inability to represent time accurately in JavaScript or the implications of the 292271025015 problem, is lacking in educational institutions, yet critical for the tech industry. There is a sense of urgency for engineers to build frameworks that evaluate the long-term resilience of their systems, paralleling lessons learned from the Y2K incident to preemptively address similar challenges.