I think and hope you’re right. But as Phin implied, there is another group that’s waiting for others to lead the way. Unfortunately, the lag from when the minority might go out to when they would be sick could lead to false hope for the lemmings.
I mean, although Larry’s friend was the first into the water after they reopened the beaches, he wasn’t hurt, other than being roughed up on the frantic exit from the ocean. The real loss was Pippet.