@snberk341
That's about my take as well. To put a slightly different point on it I'd say most people don't actually love to be scared. They are more ruled by their ceaseless efforts to appear brave, smart, together, etc. Media sells to the degree it supports that effort as evoking by naming our fears gives the illusion of courage, power, smarts, etc. and those experiences as illusion are good enough for getting by which is all (sadly) most are left committed to.
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