Very good post, and song! I like your music!

It seems the news and others are always talking about doom and fear. I think it keeps us coming back to see what is happening, so they can claim more viewers and sell more ads for us to see. Ads for medicine and material things that might reduce the stress and disease we get from being in this constant state of worry.

We get addicted to fear because we get a little adrenaline rush, like we do on roller coasters or at action or horror movies. So people make money selling us this mindset and we want to buy into it.

I don't think we're really on the Path To Decay. Steven Pinker writes that we are actually improving as a species over time, although obviously not in a straight line; there are ups and downs. It's good to be critical and evaluate the message we are receiving and not let them get us down to the point of not living our lives!