Law of Disproportionate Response/Laconic

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The importance of an event is inversely proportional to how intensely the characters react to it.

The world's ending? Whatever. I can't be bothered by that right now. I'll just check this page--WHAT?! SOMEONE REMOVED MY LAST EDIT?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

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