Fear is less of a function of risk or loss and more of a function of the perception of risk. IMO what has been magnified is not the significance of loss, but o

Fear is less of a function of risk or loss and more of a function of the perception of risk. IMO what has been magnified is not the significance of loss, but our perception of risk. If we perceive the world as a place constantly under threat by kidnappers, international terrorists, and criminals then we will be in fear. Who informs us about these threats? The media. It is the media that over reports and over-exaggerates danger, and this is what has changed over the past decades.