> Covid fearporn and Ukraine outrageporn are essentially old and boring news now and the media needs something else to make money off of through fear/outrage cl

> Covid fearporn and Ukraine outrageporn are essentially old and boring news now and the media needs something else to make money off of through fear/outrage clicks. I'm not saying that people aren't trying to make money through fear and outrage, but there is a very real possibility that the fear and outrage are real. The thing is, we're dealing with something that is new to most people. They don't understand what is going on and what will happen. It doesn't help that even people versed in the discipline don't know what will happen while being acutely aware that there have been cases of enthusiasm for progress in the past that have had less than desirable outcomes. That is not to say that this pessimism is permanent. It will likely subdue once people realize that the most dystopian science fiction portraits don't reflect reality and that people have the capability to adapt to the new circumstances. But that takes time, and for a bit of the sheen of the current hype cycle to wear thin.