It's a psychological coping thing. A lot of people, in particular younger ones born after the cold war have never actually been in a situation where their own p

It's a psychological coping thing. A lot of people, in particular younger ones born after the cold war have never actually been in a situation where their own physical safety is threatened by brute violence or seen the world around them fall apart. See also "covid is just the flu, right guys?" phenomenon. Substack bloggers in particular with their Pollyanna-ish tendencies take these things badly.