chicken little is the guy who thinks collapse is never going to happen and then when it starts to affect him personally in a minor way he acts like it's the end of the world and goes full death cult
metokur during covid is a good example, and also why you should be careful about listening to people who are generally out of touch snooty and "fuck you ive got mine" until things get sticky because they're not entirely in a good headspace and are letting panic determine how they see things