Talk:3007: Probabilistic Uncertainty

Emotional spirals are useless. I've been coping by pretending we're in scenario 1, it keeps me sane. If I'm wrong, I'll jump off that bridge when we come to it. Barmar (talk) 20:23, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

And I have a friend whose strategy is baking. It's both therapeutic and delicious. Barmar (talk) 20:41, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

I can't help but think that at preparing for the negative outcome regardless of which outcome is more likely (unless that outcome is *very* unlikely) is a healthy thing to do. 172.71.147.141 20:30, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

This comic appeared the day before the 2024 United States Presidential Election. At publication time, polls were strongly suggesting about a 50/50 odds that either major candidate would win. Recent news items included advice from mental-health professionals on how to deal with election-related anxiety. 172.71.167.195 20:32, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Definitely related. This should be in the text, not in the comments, frankly. The yanks are going nuts about the election right now. 172.71.124.243 20:57, 4 November 2024 (UTC)