[Qilin]

One thing to note here is that the average citizen in this hypothetical society is only docile to the extent that personal safety is guaranteed. Once that illusion of safety disappears, they are reduced to a frenzied state, desperate to do anything to ensure their survival. It's quite amusing really. These people just go about their lives everyday caring about their own problems. Even if a murder occurs right in front of them, they can only look on without a care, they're utterly desensitized. Now, the recent incidents with the helmet guys can said to be akin to suddenly removing that psychological anesthesia they've been under for a huge portion of their lives. With that image in my head, I don't find the response surprising in the least.

For a real world example, Sybil can be compared to a huge bank where people deposit a chunk of their hard-earned savings, their personal freedom, in exchange for keeping their money safe, or in this case, their lives. Now, due to some reason or another, Sybil bank is a thread away from bankruptcy. In this situation, it has very little choice but to convince its depositors that their money is safe and acquiring interest normally. Or else, the risk is a mass withdrawal due to the loss of confidence in the company, and such a situation would surely force the bank to declare bankruptcy. This reaction here in this episode is analogous to the livid depositor realizing that all their money is gone.