2(a) Failure to perceive a problem that has actually arrived - Origins of some problems are imperceptible (Kai Ling) by Elizabeth Tang

3 Reasons

kailing9287 — 2024-09-17 08:02:09 UTC

Origins of some problems are imperceptible
Distant Managers
Slow trend concealed by wide up-and-down fluctuations

kailing9287 — 2024-09-17 08:15:00 UTC

kailing9287 — 2024-09-17 08:19:35 UTC

How did we get here?

kailing9287 — 2024-09-17 08:21:22 UTC

Unexpectedly large crowd

kailing9287 — 2024-09-17 08:26:31 UTC

It was the first restriction-free Halloween after 3 long years of COVID. Authorities had no way of expecting a crowd of 100,000 people, so crowd control was unprepared.

People didn't know what they were getting themselves into

kailing9287 — 2024-09-17 08:44:41 UTC

In very large crowds, people entering the crowd cannot see how crowded it is at the front. Once they reach the middle and begin to suffocate, it's already too late to get out.

1. Domino Effect

kailing9287 — 2024-09-17 08:51:58 UTC

It was so crowded that when people slipped and fell, it triggered a domino effect where those behind fell on top of them.

The Consequences

kailing9287 — 2024-09-17 08:56:20 UTC

2. Suffocation

kailing9287 — 2024-09-17 08:58:44 UTC

People kept streaming into the 4-metre wide alley, increasing the pressure on each person from all sides. This keeps lungs from inflating and deflating, causing suffocation.

kailing9287 — 2024-09-17 09:03:46 UTC

Police had to push back on the crowd to prevent a crowd collapse and stampede, slowing down partygoers' escape. As more pressure built up from the growing crowd behind them...