People Act with Prejudices and Assumptions

When the new coronavirus started to spread, supermarkets ran out of toilet paper. Various information and rumors flew, and many people ran to buy toilet paper. Just because the coronavirus is spreading doesn't mean you need to buy a lot of toilet paper. If you think calmly, you should be able to understand that. However, when people actually see toilet paper running out in supermarkets and drugstores, they get worried.
When I hear that "everyone is buying it," it makes me think, "I have to buy it too."
Even people who should be able to understand that it's meaningless and stupid behavior can't stand it when they see the change in the world.
Many people started lining up in the morning at drugstores and supermarkets to get numbered tickets to buy toilet paper.
This strange situation continued for more than a month.
When the request for self-restraint to prevent the spread of infection began, a concentrated attack on pachinko parlors began. Television at the time also began to focus more on the business problems of pachinko parlors where infection clusters (groups) did not occur, rather than on the same facilities where infection clusters (groups) actually occurred.
People act on prejudices and assumptions.
Businessmen need to be careful not to act on their prejudices and assumptions. Prejudices and assumptions can lead to big errors in judgment.
But at the same time, we need to understand that people in the world act on prejudices and assumptions. In order to make good use of their behavior, it is important to collect information well and take appropriate actions.

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