Your points about the history of human fear and the negativity bias make sense to me. I certainly tend to dismiss anyone who says I “should” “worry” --
I will consider, I will plan, I will watch out for, I will keep an eye on, I will ask advice about.
I try not to worry.
But a few things stood out to me here enough that I went ahead and finally made an account instead of just lurking. First, the point about nuclear war remaining a genuine existential risk -- I'm not going to rehash all the debates here, not least of which it's not my area of expertise. Also because it wasn't... (read 374 more words →)
Your points about the history of human fear and the negativity bias make sense to me. I certainly tend to dismiss anyone who says I “should” “worry” -- I will consider, I will plan, I will watch out for, I will keep an eye on, I will ask advice about. I try not to worry.
But a few things stood out to me here enough that I went ahead and finally made an account instead of just lurking. First, the point about nuclear war remaining a genuine existential risk -- I'm not going to rehash all the debates here, not least of which it's not my area of expertise. Also because it wasn't... (read 374 more words →)