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Megan McArdle: Markets, Monopolies & Innovation

"World of DaaS"

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Why Is It So Seductive to Be Anxious?

When you're angry, you can't be anxious. It suppresses all these other negative emotions in the same way that it's like Prozac or something. The cost is extremely high. First of all, you're making yourself a person who is less likely to resolve the problems that are making you anxious. And I think just in a lot of ways, it's this really counterproductive activity, but it's so seductive. "I personally like try to tamp down how much of it I consume," she said.

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