We used to laugh off drunk driving. In the 1950s and ’60s, it was a joke—something reckless but socially acceptable, something that “happened to other people.” Then, as the bodies piled up, society finally woke up. Laws tightened, attitudes shifted, and what was once a casual risk became a moral failing.

Today, we’re living through the same cycle—but with Facebook accounts.

“It Won’t Happen to Me”: The Delusion of Digital Invincibility

Ask the average Facebook user if they’re worried about being hacked, and you’ll get the same shrug people once gave to driving home after three martinis. “I don’t have anything valuable.” “Who would hack me?” “I’ll deal with it if it happens.”

Sound familiar? It should. That’s the exact cavalier attitude that kept drunk driving culturally acceptable for decades—until it wasn’t.

The Social Acceptance of Self-Sabotage

Back then, drunk driving wasn’t just tolerated—it was expected. Refusing a drink at a party could make you the odd one out. Today, neglecting basic security (reusing passwords, skipping 2FA, clicking sketchy links) is just as normalized. We mock “boomers” for falling for scams, then turn around and ignore every security warning ourselves.

Worse, when someone does get hacked, the response is often victim-blaming: “Why didn’t you have 2FA?”—as if we don’t all cut corners daily.

The Slow-Motion Car Crash of Digital Negligence

The difference? Drunk driving kills instantly. A hacked account is a slow burn—identity theft, drained bank accounts, scammed friends. The damage is just as real, but because it’s invisible, we ignore it.

And just like drunk driving didn’t just hurt the driver (passengers, pedestrians, other motorists paid the price), a hacked Facebook account doesn’t just hurt you. It turns you into a weapon—phishing your friends, spreading scams, leaking others’ data.

Why We Won’t Change Until It’s Too Late

History shows we don’t fix problems until they’re forced on us. Drunk driving only became taboo after decades of activism, graphic PSAs, and harsh laws. Right now, we’re still in the “laughing it off” phase of digital security.

But the reckoning is coming. When enough people get wiped out financially, when enough grandmas lose their life savings to a friend’s hacked account, when enough politicians get embarrassed by leaked DMs—then we’ll see change.

Until then? Keep clicking those phishing links. Reuse those passwords. Ignore those updates.

After all, it won’t happen to you… right?

—Or will it?

(Comment if you must, but you probably can’t be trusted with those either.)

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