We are wired for negativity because being on the watch for bad things was a way to improve our chances of survival a long long time ago before the Internet. A l

We are wired for negativity because being on the watch for bad things was a way to improve our chances of survival a long long time ago before the Internet. A little bit of anxiety is good for survival, a little bit of anxiety improves performance. However, now we are bombarded by anxiety provoking news every single day. A lot of anxiety is disabling. Being hardwired for negativity was once advantageous, but in the age of computers, internet and AI that seem to evolve much faster than we do, it does indeed seem to be a disadvantage of the negativity bias. My above comment however was just a thought I had. I am not an authority on the topic.