MEME REFERENCE

And everybody loses their minds

Use when people panic over one event while tolerating equally serious problems elsewhere.

What it expresses

Public outrage targets an arbitrary trigger despite prior acceptance of comparable harm.

Example

Nobody questioned months of overtime, but one canceled snack delivery caused a company-wide revolt.

When not to use it

Avoid when the new event is genuinely more serious than everything that preceded it.

• double-standard
• panic
• disproportionate-reaction