TYB
Concur. Flash a light and watch the rats scatter. Easier than hunting them down. They get nervous enough, they make mistakes.
Yes. this is a psyop. That doesn't mean it isn't vital.
Yes, you're a loon. Seek professional help.
The critical thinking has been applied. Don't think that you are aware of everything that is happening. "Considering all the possibilities" is to embrace chaos when calm insight is required.
As for what I'm afraid of? Not a damn thing. Because I'm more aware of what is happening than you.
Your irrational impatience and myopic grasp of the situation does not matter to the outcome in the slightest.