Recent content by MauriceDouglas

I agree that fear can absolutely be a good motivator, when fear is warranted. Walking around in a constant state of fear, however, is paralyzing and makes for an unpleasant life. I never said that we shouldn't be aware of the world around us. I said "keep your wits about you", by which I meant...

I don't know how people go through life like this. True, "it will never happen to me" is dumb, but "it's highly unlikely that it will happen to me" is accurate. The statistics are clear - the world is not nearly as dangerous as the marketers want us to think it is. Keep your wits about you...