Survival here is being taken too literally. We were able to conduct our affairs (business and personal) without 24/7 access to communications because the world

Survival here is being taken too literally. We were able to conduct our affairs (business and personal) without 24/7 access to communications because the world didn't assume its availability. Now the world assumes its availability. So now there are tangible risks to your business and personal affairs by not being aware of evolving circumstances in real time, but if you manage expectations appropriately and set up your life "correctly" the risks of being six hours behind the curve are rarely too important unless you're meeting other people for lunch/dinner (risk of venue changes). Despite our social training, the "news" is mostly unimportant. I think what you're getting at with the helmet business is survivorship bias - the fact that I did meth recreationally in the 90's and came out with no bad side effects doesn't mean meth is okay for everyone, that sort of thing. But with 24/7 comms it's kind of a different dynamic of changing expectations en masse rather than a question of beating the odds.