Alright, so you don’t acknowledge the problem, still fits the definition.

I’d hate for our discussion to be about semantics, but I’m saying that we don’t believe in the problem. If I’d say “Hey, regarding the vampire situation, you have your head in the sand, because you won’t acknowledge the problem”, it wouldn’t be an accurate statement, or correct usage of the phrase.

unwilling to recognize or acknowledge a problem or situation

I’m not saying that we are unwilling to recognize a problem, the problem itself is greatly exaggerated, or even non-existent.

Yeah I agree. I’m mostly talking about what you’ll find on Twitter and big subreddits.

I’m almost the same as OP, but I wouldn’t call it “head in the sand”. For the past few years, the media has been exaggerating everything and creating mass hysteria. If you follow the news closely, you’ll think the world is about to end: Wars, economical depressions, climate changes, new pandemics, etc…

Stop following the news, and you won’t notice a thing. Probably the price increases, but other than that, your life is the same.

When you reach the point of dehumanizing an entire population, you should stop and think about the amount of shit the media has filled your head with.

Lemmur is dead. It got resurrected as Liftoff.