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The Unknown is Only Scary If You Choose to Be Afraid of It
The unknown is not positive or negative; it just is.
One reason, possibly the main reason, so many people fall for the lies of people like Trump is fear of the unknown. The world is moving so fast that people feel left behind, disregarded, and like they have zero control over any of it. Thus, the so-called powerful prey upon them and their fears to enrich themselves while fucking everyone else over.
This is easy to see when you take a step back and look at the Twentieth Century. In a hundred years, we went from the end of the Industrial Revolution and a world that had changed only slowly for centuries to the Information Age and a world instantly interconnected. In 1900, you were lucky if you could find out what was happening on the other side of the country in just a few days. By 1999, you could find out what was happening on the other side of the globe instantly.
The world has changed at unprecedented speed, and that speed has accelerated. In just 50 years, we’ve seen dramatic shifts from small pockets of information you could spend days seeking to global knowledge in the palm of your hand or on your wrist.
This has impacted everyone. While some see it as positive and progress, others see it as negative and fraught with the unknown…
