Four years ago, Trump continued his dereliction of duty in the face of national crisis, telling governors they were on their own in the fight against Covid. “Respirators, ventilators, all of the equipment – try getting it yourselves,” he told them.
I recently learned about Normalcy Bias, and I think it's important that everyone understands what this is.
Normalcy bias is a tendency to underestimate the likelihood or impact of a negative event. Around 80% of people show normalcy bias in crisis situations.
This means normalcy bias can be incredibly dangerous and, therefore, important to understand. In my opinion, the (ongoing) pandemic is a good example of normalcy bias in action.