I saw this story and thought it was analogous to the Covid situation.
https://abc13.com/residents-who-rode-out-hurricane-laura-are-asking-for-help/6391243/People didn't evacuate because: It's never as bad as they forecast, because its a political ploy, because it infringes on their first amendment right, because, because, because. But now they wan't others to risk their lives to save them because they refused to heed the warnings.
People don't want to social distance or wear masks: because, because, because. But if C"V this small uptick gets out of control they will be the first to look for others to bail them out.