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 exper... (read more)
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 exper... (read more)