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What are the advantages of me being scared? I am so far removed from the situation that spending my attention on it would have no positive change for me or anyo
by afarrell 4y ago
What are the advantages of me being scared? I am so far removed from the situation that spending my attention on it would have no positive change for me or anyone else.
I can draw out a 2x2 matrix:
A1. Worry, then die of radiation burns next month.
B1. Relax, then die of radiation burns next month.
A2. Worry, then die of cardiac arrest in 40 years.
B2. Relax, then die of cardiac arrest in 55 years.
I’ll choose options B1 or B2 please.
- arisAlexis 4y agoHumans are made to worry, it's an evolutionary mechanism. Great to rationalize it but that's not how humans work mostly.
- bombcar 4y agoThis also prevents the “we are SO SURE they’re about to launch that we preemptively launched” method of getting to nuclear war. It’s not my job to worry about Russia. I have servants that worry about that for my servants.