Factfulness is … recognizing when a story talks about a gap, and remembering that this paints a picture of two separate groups, with a gap in between. The reality is often not polarized at all. Usually the majority is right there in the middle, where the gap is supposed to be. To control the gap instinct, look for the majority.
Do we Westerners love free speech so much that it makes us blind to any progress in a country whose regime does not share our love?
The five that concern me most are the risks of global pandemic, financial collapse, world war, climate change, and extreme poverty.
It is quite relaxing being humble, because it means you can stop feeling pressured to have a view about everything, and stop feeling you must be ready to defend your views all the time.