> Throughout the pandemic, each time a public safety measure arrives on the scene, some experts fret that the masses will simply use the newfound sense of security as license to behave recklessly, canceling out or even reversing any benefits of the safety measure.
The public did recklessly go out and panic buy toilet paper. I suspect the experts may have a point.
People didn't "feel an extra sense of security" and therefore buy lots of toilet paper (recklessly.) Rather, they felt a sense of insecurity about running out of toilet paper.
The public did recklessly go out and panic buy toilet paper. I suspect the experts may have a point.