It was never scary to begin with.
People who knew the technology knew which side would prevail.
People who didn't know the technology could just take a gander at the futures market for BCH.
The only danger would have been if each currency made off with an equal number of supporters, but it was obvious to everyone that that wasn't going to happen.
I think some (maybe less tech savvy) people were afraid of an actual derailment in the network itself. This is where a lot of the fear was in some of the people I spoke with.