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The Normalcy Bias
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The belief that things will continue to function in the future as it has always function in the past.

It’s leading us to underestimate the probability of a disaster occurring and its potential effects. The normalcy bias causes people to refuse to plan or react to disasters that they have never faced before.

For example Donald Trump said:
“By April, when it gets a little warmer, it miraculously goes away”.

But it’s already June and you see its consequences

Topic: #CognitiveBiases
Source: medium.com
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