There are multiple reasons why there is global hysteria over a common cold virus which the CDC states has a mortality under the age of 70 less than influenza. One possible one is media hysteria and social media hysteria forming an exploding narrative. This is then the popular belief through repetition by authority figures and anything else that differs even the truth is seen as bad and potentially dangerous and needing to be suppressed. The passage of time across the centuries is littered with martyrs many of whom are now posthumously revered. The research is clear that fake news travels 6 times faster and deeper than the truth across social media as it usually triggers more negative emotion and is therefore considered more exciting and newsworthy. Research also shows that people are not only terrible at making choices that are good for them but they also don't know why they make said choices to the extent that 75% of people in experiments will even go on to justify a choice they never even made. Religion used to be the tool of population control for good or bad. Now it is an imaginary predator spread through global computer networks regulated by algorithms and socially impaired CEOs. In some ways a conspiracy theory would be preferable as that would imply a degree of intent organisation and direction rather than an orgy or chaos and self destruction. The trouble is if it is not a conspiracy , if there is no agenda, there is no 'off ' button until the substrate of the chemical reaction is spent, and that ladies and gentlemen is us.