There's some kind of herd blindness in humans where they'll go on doing something as long as the rest of the herd is doing it - even if they know better. There

There's some kind of herd blindness in humans where they'll go on doing something as long as the rest of the herd is doing it - even if they know better. There are new houses being built on the coast in my country less than a meter above the high water point. At king tides, their sections are already getting lightly flooded. When sea levels rise, those same people will complain to the council (which is still letting them build there) and seek compensation, even though sea level rise is well understood and anticipated. People know the risks but carry on because the rest of the herd is doing it.