Scrolling through the headlines, it’s easy to see a theme develop: Fear. Media outlets likely see an uptick in clicks when their headlines are written to induce fear. While this may mean more profit for them, it also means more fear for the readers. We are led to believe that we should fear different political views, a lack of good leadership, diseases, wars, climate change, rising crime, and a myriad of other issues. But, is fear the best response to these very real challenges?