People are just a bunch of hypercondriacs trying to justify their own fear. Admitting that you are wrong is one of the hardest things their is, so people painted themselves into a corner. This has all been for nothing.
The only thing that is real about this is the paranoia and fear. People will look to validate their own fear, if you think something is real it will appear real to you, that is how illusions work.
There was a virus. Anyone who has had it reads comments like this in awe of the stupidity. There can be a virus and our response was overblown.
People are just a bunch of hypercondriacs trying to justify their own fear. Admitting that you are wrong is one of the hardest things their is, so people painted themselves into a corner. This has all been for nothing.
"This has been for nothing" can coexist with it also being real.
The only thing that is real about this is the paranoia and fear. People will look to validate their own fear, if you think something is real it will appear real to you, that is how illusions work.
Or it is a strong flu season, with a stronger flu than normal. And the response was disproportionate.
I find that more likely than some mass illusion.