Over the past weekend most of Ontario was hit with an ice storm and lost power. I found something interesting.
Storms can bring people together to help out but they can also get people at each others' throats. I have a theory on that.
For the helping, in circumstances like losing power for multiple days, you find people checking in on others and trying to help each other meet basic needs (food, water, etc) On the flip side, the stress from the outage and the major disruption to routine has people getting agitated, making them more likely to argue or just get angry with others.
I think we're a naturally social creature and in times of emergency (My city was under a state of emergency) we seek out community and help where we can.. The stress of the situation also causes people to be more agitated or just unable to deal with things that normally wouldn't be a problem. In those times, we're more sensitive of what others say or do.
I feel that a lot of this is just random thought. I hope it makes sense.
