The future freaks me out

Wrestling with my fear of the apocalypse.

Climate change, global pandemics, war, religious extremism, the rise of fascism, earthquakes, supervolcanoes — these are some of the things I just can’t stop worrying about. It feels like the world is teetering ever closer to the brink. Is it? And is this a normal worry to have? Am I being rational? I don’t know, and honestly, I don’t know if it’s even …