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Catastrophizing doesn't work. It fuels extremism at worst and at best breeds distrust in experts. Covid19 has been a fantastic study on how not to handle global
by Red_Leaves_Flyy 6y ago
Catastrophizing doesn't work. It fuels extremism at worst and at best breeds distrust in experts. Covid19 has been a fantastic study on how not to handle global catastrophes.
- dillondoyle 6y agoJust because we can't handle the catastrophe doesn't mean we are not in one (multiple)
- Red_Leaves_Flyy 6y agoSure. But getting everyday people to panic will actively hurt efforts to deal with these problems. People get really stupid, shortsighted, violent, and desperate when they feel like the world they know and benefit from is slipping away from them.