Very interesting article. One thing that it makes me wonder about is if there's a mischaracterization of the concept of "immediate environment" with regards to

Very interesting article. One thing that it makes me wonder about is if there's a mischaracterization of the concept of "immediate environment" with regards to the human mind in a modern society. Things like future job loss, reduced earnings, being forced to leave one's home, lifestyle and societal status downgrades, etc. may not be in the immediate _physical_ environment, but they are ever-present in our _social_ and _economic_ environments. For example, thinking about how you badly need to get rich sooner than later because ageism is likely to be a factor in the not-too-distant future isn't equivalent to thinking a lion may be in the room, but it doesn't mean the threat isn't just as - or in this case more - real. It's just that the scope of "immediate" and "environment" is shifted for those with high neuroticism. Something that could happen in just a few years is "immediate" enough to worry about.