> which is something you should be terrified of The use of that word "terrified" in American journalism is mildly annoying, and baffling to me (Slate is also a

> which is something you should be terrified of The use of that word "terrified" in American journalism is mildly annoying, and baffling to me (Slate is also a big culprit). What's with this? If someone threatens me with a deadly weapon I may get terrified (IDK, never happened yet), but I'm not "terrified" of any future event regarding society, the world, or my life. Terror is clear and present danger; it's unclear to me how any hypothetical event placed in the future could ever induce terror today.