Remember, if it’s in the news don’t worry about it. The very definition of news is “something that almost never happens.” When something is so common that it’s no longer news — car crashes, domestic violence — that’s when you should worry about it.
I think not worrying about things in the news needs some fine-tuning—if a war is happening where you live, it will affect your safety level, and it will be in the news.
Well said! Here’s how Bruce Schneier put it:
Remember, if it’s in the news don’t worry about it. The very definition of news is “something that almost never happens.” When something is so common that it’s no longer news — car crashes, domestic violence — that’s when you should worry about it.
I wrote an essay about the utter irrationality of “stranger danger” based on that quote: http://messymatters.com/strangers
I think not worrying about things in the news needs some fine-tuning—if a war is happening where you live, it will affect your safety level, and it will be in the news.