On Using Our Prefrontal Cortexes
I was able to get gasoline for my car yesterday. So I'll be able to meet friends for a gravel bicycle ride tomorrow, north of Charlottesville. I can easily get there and back on the gasoline in my tank. It was hard to find a station that had gas. That's because so many people had thought there was a gas shortage and had panicked, waiting in long lines to fill not only their vehicles' tanks, but also auxiliary containers.. They were panicked by the news that the major gasoline pipeline for this part of the country had been disabeld by Russian criminals who had hacked in with ransomware. In fact, if the pipeline had been disabled as long as tomorrow or the next day, there would have been a disruption in gasoline supply. But, in fact, gas began flowing again through the pipeline two days ago. And, in fact, there was always enough gas available for normal consumption. But many people didn't respond to these facts. Instead, many reacted with fear and pa