Appealing to the actions of stupid people in no way what so ever justifies their stupidity.
Do I seriously have to explain the, "if all your friends were jumping off a bridge..." thing in the year 2024?! I am literally describing to you how people are reactionary, and you go, "yea but people are reactionary!"
Thanks for failing to understand the point: Reactionary thought is stupid. I am calling that natural reaction stupid, because it is stupid. I don't care if it's natural. So is dying to a gunshot wound, but I'm still going to go to the hospital.