The other side of this is the catastrophizing bias. Some people fall into the trap of always assuming the worst outcome in every situation. The post mentioned C

The other side of this is the catastrophizing bias. Some people fall into the trap of always assuming the worst outcome in every situation. The post mentioned COVID, and there were just as many people on that end of the spectrum (expecting it to be much worse than it actually was). You see this attitude all the time in prepper communities.