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37. Can Fear Be Good Medicine?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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Fear is tricky. It's powerful, but it's also subjective. What scares me in terms of my health may not scare you. We don't want to take advantage of people's fears or use fear to create stigma about a group or a disease. And yet, sometimes fear is the only appropriate response.

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