SH294: Clickbait, trolls and comments. How dive incident posts can teach us — if we let them

Counter-Errorism in Diving: Applying Human Factors to Diving · Jul 8, 2026 · 13m

Discussions about diving incidents on social media often follow a predictable pattern: a short, simplified post describes what happened, and comments quickly focus on blaming the individual involved, creating a sense of clear-cut failure and easy lessons. This happens not because people have bad intentions, but because simple, linear stories and knowing the outcome push our brains toward hindsight judgement, making complex situations seem obvious after the fact. As a result, important factors like conditions, pressures, communication, and decision-making context are ignored, limiting real…