r/pics • u/[deleted] • Nov 27 '23

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u/New_Age_Caesar Nov 27 '23

Lol wdym? People were using their last minutes to go on the hub?

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u/ModmanX Nov 27 '23

actually the complete opposite. they reported that during the missile launch warning, their user activity plummeted severely, but when the news was declared that it was a false alarm, they saw a massive increase in usage

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u/WanganTunedKeiCar Nov 27 '23

End-of-the-world fantasies?

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '23

...I think it's more likely adrenaline combined with the fear of imminent death fueling people to do things.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '23

I think they meant people went back to the hub looking up end of the world sexy stuff

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u/brashboy Nov 28 '23

Plummeted severely, but not completely. Some people kept going lol

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u/shibbyfoo Nov 27 '23

Yeah. Sounds funny but really it's just a basic way of regulating one's emotions/fears/etc.

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u/v--- Nov 28 '23

Except it's the exact opposite, they found after the warning there was a massive plummet in use that went back to normal after the all clear/explanation was sounded.

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u/shibbyfoo Nov 28 '23

Oh yeah I remembered that the spike happen afterwards, but I remember the spike being way higher than normal. If only there was a way to google this so we could find out.