Today we have the knowledge necessary to detect small…
Today we have the knowledge necessary to detect small risks, the leisure in which to notice them, and the wherewithal to act against them. But everyone misses the larger-picture point about the press trend toward reporting smaller and smaller risks: that big risks are in decline. Instead of realizing this, we feel under siege from ever rising tides of very small dangers. Overall, the pessimism-promoting effect of the modern media might be called "headline-amplified anxiety."
— from The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy) · Progresss Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse by Gregg Esaterbrook