It's the premise from the article we're discussing, where believe in imminent doom makes life feel pointless and preempts anything good somebody could be doing

It's the premise from the article we're discussing, where believe in imminent doom makes life feel pointless and preempts anything good somebody could be doing with their life. > These beliefs can make it difficult to care about much of anything else: what good is it to be a nurse or a notary or a novelist, if humanity is about to go extinct?