A teenager riding in the backseat of a car watches someone throw a match onto a hillside. The fire will not be detected by local authorities for several hours, at which point acres and acres of land will have been scorched. The teenager, having not reported what he saw to anyone, apparently fell into the social trap known as ____.

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The "missing hero trap" refers to a situation where an individual fails to take action or report something that could prevent harm, often due to the assumption that someone else will intervene or because they underestimate the importance of their own actions.

A Teenager Riding in the Backseat of a Car Watches