“We're terrified of the wrong things—plane crashes over car accidents, strangers over people we know”
Agree
- Media sensationalizes rare events
- Statistics show familiar risks kill more
- We evolved for different threats
- Availability bias clouds judgment
- Fear industry profits from irrationality
Disagree
- Caution about unknowns is healthy
- Personal control matters more than stats
- Cultural fears serve social purposes
- Gut instincts have evolutionary value
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