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There is a common myth that, generally, people behave savagely towards each other in times of disaster. According to disaster social studies, this couldn't be farther from the truth
Learn More:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2496928/
https://healthland.time.com/2012/10/31/how-disasters-bring-out-our-kindness/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-the-stress-of-disaster-brings-people-together/
https://hbr.org/2020/03/how-bad-times-bring-out-the-best-in-people
https://bjgp.org/content/66/648/e525
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