cherryleaf
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It’s because uncertainty is psychologically harder than bad news. So our minds cycle through potential possibilities. Is it a political angle, a stalker, random predator, planned murder, something else that maybe the media is hiding or isn't saying, etc.? This is a normal cognitive loop called threat completion bias. Our brains want and are wired for a clean narrative. There isn’t one atm and that’s hard for people to square with. There is so little the public knows. People are trying to make this situation make sense, and we, myself included, are unable to do that. So the loop continues.IMO there is also hyperfocusing on things that are just extremely extremely unlikely which do more harm then good..jmo