America's Top Fears

[Curmudgeoness]

21. I hadn't thought about it.

I do know that my top fears are running out of money, illness that would debilitate me, and loss of independence. That might be because I am older, and these are real things to fear for me.

I would also add climate change, because I believe that we have already passed the point where anything can be done to stop it. And I have always thought that having war on our soil would be one of the worst things to live through.

One that doesn't seem to be there, or I didn't see it, is a fear of corporate power, which bothers me more than government corruption since we can reverse government corruption by voting and holding politicians' feet to the fire. But when corporations own all the politicians, we are screwed.

I would include that I have fears for the future generations. Loss of jobs to automation, loss of the middle class, and pollution.

And then there is spiders.


As you can see, I try not to waste fears on things that I have no control over. I might worry about things, and fight to change things that I don't believe are good for us, but I find it just gives you ulcers to worry about all the things that may never happen.