Why there is so much negativity today?

If I ask you following question: "Is our world getting better or worse?" What would you say? When you see all that negativity around us, the answer is probably clear, right?

Well, not so fast...

It is true that if you turn on a TV or read some news, there is a higher chance that you will see something negative rather than positive. But does it necessary mean, that there are mostly bad things happening to us? If the answer is no, why then we tend to give more attention to negative things more often than to positive ones?

I do believe that there is simple logical answer to this question. Let's imagine you and me some 10k years ago. If we miss to spot some tasty looking fruit near to us, well we will be probably hungry for the rest of the day. But if we miss to spot hungry tiger in a bush, probably we would not have to be hungry again...

It does looks to me that it just make evolutionary sense for us to give more attention to bad news rather than good ones.

But, can we do something about it? To be honest, I am not 100% confident that we can. Maybe the evolution is just stronger than our will power. But if yes, then it probably takes tremendous effort and discipline to do so. It is hard to be calm when world seems to fall around you and admire every positive output when your natural instinct tells you otherwise.

But it is a thing worth trying, right?

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