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What about situations like the last plane out of a war zone with a limited number of seats? I think people tend to become less charitable then? Or if scarcity r
by facepalm 10y ago
What about situations like the last plane out of a war zone with a limited number of seats? I think people tend to become less charitable then? Or if scarcity really hits?
- prodmerc 10y agoI think there's a fundamental difference between man made catastrophes and natural disasters in people's minds. If it's man made, they will want to blame someone, so people will be more aggressive towards anyone else. If it's a natural disaster, everyone accepts that everyone else around is in the same situation and will help as much as they can right away...
- facepalm 10y agoI remember specifically an issue in Europe a couple of years back where a series of snow avalanches was destroying hotels and killing people (in the alpes, I think - hotels had been built in illegal places). Roads were blocked and the only way out were helicopters. Supposedly there were some ugly displays of selfishness around getting on the helicopter first.