Quote Originally Posted by deadheaddawg View Post
Is it pride that makes people think they have to act like things are A OK because they don't want people to think they are panicking.

Staying homes as much as possible for the next couple of weeks isn't panicking. Being aware this could be very very bad. Isn't panicking.

It's being aware of what is going on. It's taking the time to look at what is happening in other countries right now.

There has to be a reason people willfully ignore smart advice from people that are actually trained on the subject.
There's a line at the end of the movie sorry to bother you that really hit home for me and explains why people react to abnormal shit the way they do.

"If you get shown a problem, but have no idea how to control it, then you just decide to get used to the problem."

I think that explains the psych behind folks calling everything an "overreaction".