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This whole thing really seems like some Psychosomatic Disorder. But I suspect that the people affected won't want to believe "it's all in their head". But there

This whole thing really seems like some Psychosomatic Disorder. But I suspect that the people affected won't want to believe "it's all in their head". But there are plenty of historical parallels where groups of people started reporting the same malady with no apparent rational cause. And I suspect our modern day focus on rationality will lead to people looking for increasingly outlandish explanations because they don't want to believe that this is just some shared delusion that got out of hand.

tantalor 5y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_plague_of_1518 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_plague_of_1518
- amirhirsch 5y ago
  I'm calling it now: Covid-22 will be a Dancing Plague -- Also a good name for an ironic book about an air force pilot who wants to become a ballet dancer, but how can he learn to dance, if no one will dance with him...?
boomboomsubban 5y ago
Most people have a very recent experience with a similar thing. Someone you know mistook their allergies or some cough for COVID and convinced themselves it was serious. This is a similar concept, except a negative test result only makes things worse.
jonny_eh 5y ago
It does, except the first case. That one was the most descriptive, about a very loud noise in the victim's room. It turns out that it may have been a particular type of cricket that can produce shockingly loud noises, when in an enclosed space (like a hotel room). My guess is that the first "strange" report, and its mysteriousness, led to people being on-edge and starting to report any and all weirdness, creating this global "pattern". Source: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vs/76hgkmv/havana-syndrome-did-a-secret-weapon-fry https://gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vs/76hgkmv/havana-synd... Sound recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw5MLAu-kKs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw5MLAu-kKs
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tantalor 5y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_plague_of_1518 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_plague_of_1518

amirhirsch 5y ago
I'm calling it now: Covid-22 will be a Dancing Plague -- Also a good name for an ironic book about an air force pilot who wants to become a ballet dancer, but how can he learn to dance, if no one will dance with him...?

boomboomsubban 5y ago

Most people have a very recent experience with a similar thing. Someone you know mistook their allergies or some cough for COVID and convinced themselves it was serious. This is a similar concept, except a negative test result only makes things worse.

jonny_eh 5y ago

It does, except the first case. That one was the most descriptive, about a very loud noise in the victim's room. It turns out that it may have been a particular type of cricket that can produce shockingly loud noises, when in an enclosed space (like a hotel room). My guess is that the first "strange" report, and its mysteriousness, led to people being on-edge and starting to report any and all weirdness, creating this global "pattern". Source: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vs/76hgkmv/havana-syndrome-did-a-secret-weapon-fry https://gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vs/76hgkmv/havana-synd... Sound recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw5MLAu-kKs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw5MLAu-kKs

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