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toxiktoday at 9:35 AM1 replyview on HN

Fear is rarely good, surely? Maybe if you potentially have to literally fight for your life, yes, but that - I hope - is a rare occurrence.


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sdsdtoday at 4:00 PM

Some fears of mine: STDs, car crashes, losing my job, getting in trouble, harsh conflict, social ostracization, my kids getting hurt, getting sick, dying, losing my laptop, I mean I could go on and on. I think most fears are so rational and obvious we forget to even classify them as fears, instead reserving that label exclusively for irrational fears.

Out of the emotions, the feeling urging us to avoid negative consequences seems pretty useful haha