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		Why the news is so negative – and what we can do about it (vox.com)
		4 points by therabbithole on July 6, 2024 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

sydbarrett74 on July 7, 2024 [–]

For 99% of homo sapiens' existence, life was 'nasty, brutish, and short'. A bias towards negative (read: harmful) stimuli helped keep us alive.

Our biology hasn't yet caught up with our cultural and technological development.

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