Informed by what? You remain many times more likely to be injured or killed on the way to the airport than on the plane, no matter what plane it's on. Since most accidents happen during takeoff and landing, it's possible that someone who added a connection to avoid the MAX, in the name of safety, actually increased their own personal danger (by a minuscule amount).

For me, a "reasonable response" is to investigate to determine whether or not there is a problem, rather than simply to assume that there must be a problem. The 737 pilots on this thread have repeatedly stated that they have no qualms about flying the 737 MAX. The FAA has stated that the plane is airworthy. The manufacturer has years' worth of tests to back up their claim that the plane is safe. People who are changing off of the plane are reacting to something that may be a coincidence.

So please, do not tell me what I, as an "informed traveler," "must" do.