The lemmings had been running toward the precipice for a long time. Back when they started others warned them: there’s a precipice right ahead! They laughed and called them cowards. But after a long while, it became visible reality: there’s a precipice up ahead and we’re running right towards it! There were a few who wanted to stop now, but it was too late: neither their neighbors nor those pushing from behind listened to any of that precipice nonsense anymore.