Can you say "Normalcy Bias"?
What is Normalcy Bias?
Definition:
Normalcy bias is a psychological state of denial people enter in the event of a disaster, as a result of which they underestimate the possibility of the disaster actually happening, and its effects on their life and property. Their denial is based on the assumption that if the disaster has not occurred until now, it will never occur.
.... and - they’ve got you stampeding/’heading for the exits’ like there was no tomorrow.
I’ll bet you bought into the Y2K hype too.