“The problem with most people is that they don’t believe something can happen until it already has. That’s not stupidity or weakness, that’s just human nature.”
-Jurgen Warmbrunn (Ludi Boekin), World War Z (2013)
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Nobody Move! 
Herd mentality 🙂
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Yup. We worship innovators once they’ve been successful. But free-thinkers are usually ostracized right up until the day they break through.
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JOhn D.:
Yep, the “collective” at work…
I’m the one that usually expects it to happen, and am pleasantly surprised when it doesn’t.
Cynical?
Maybe so (but prepared).
😉
Still, that’s a good quote.
Have a great weekend & roll safe out there.
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I call that “hopeful pessimism.” If you’re going ti be disappointed, it’s better to be happy about it.
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In terms of the Zombie Apocalypse, that quote makes perfect sense. People would refuse to believe it right up until granny is chewing on their arm.
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If anything, that disbelief would actually accelerate the spread of the virus. Or whatever it is that makes people into zombies.
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