> Every time something like this happens, on such a scale, makes you wonder, how can so many people fall for this? The same way that people keep falling for th

> Every time something like this happens, on such a scale, makes you wonder, how can so many people fall for this? The same way that people keep falling for the same sorts of conspiracy theories over the years. Add to that, the fear of missing out, and you can extra marvelous quantities of wealth from suckers. Several industries use FOMO to manipulate people into purchasing things that they probably shouldn't - like cars, MLMs and real estate (sample: "buy now, or forever be priced out of the market!"). After having been screwed (too many times!) previously by FOMO, I have an extremely adverse over-reaction to it: I have to walk away before I get angry.