who are constantly warning that "the sky is falling" ? Do you find this helpful or useful ? Is there anything about your life that you have actively changed because of such warnings from others ?
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It depends on what is the theme and how much I myself believe the topic is a real problem. There's been a lot of panic around shifting political situation here these days and it is getting to me. It's not like I'm getting visa to some distant country or packing things right now but I'm starting to consider living abroad in a more serious way. I wanted it anyway but there's a nagging voice telling me "what if history will repeat and we'll face some sort of occupation again?" On the other hand, I don't have that good insight into political situation in Europe and don't know what are likely scenarios for the next few years. And here's the problem: for me, it's hard to distinguish people who closely observe it all and perhaps have enough knowledge of the history to predict what might happen next and those who just catastrophize because the past events still live vividly in their minds but they have no real insight into contemporary situation.
