I think what you say is true, but I was referring intentionally to unpleasant things in general. It goes beyond worldviews. There are plenty of things that do

I think what you say is true, but I was referring intentionally to unpleasant things in general. It goes beyond worldviews. There are plenty of things that don't really have to be filtered through a worldview to be bad, like losing your house to a flood, or having your entire retirement wiped out, or being under-insured when you get cancer. Even professional analysts tend to lowball the risk on doomsday events.