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FIVE OTHER MAJOR FEARS DECONSTRUCTED: FDIC, LOSS, REGULATION, MINING, AND GOVERNMENT

I understand that people have fears. Everyone does. It’s part of being human to react strongly to stimuli that we believe can harm us. The different ways we react to these stimuli is also innately human. Why are some people afraid of heights while others embrace them?

For example, although I’m not anxious by nature, I’m also not crazy about bungee jumping or scary movies, and the occasional hairy spider leaves me squeamish, sometimes to the amusement of friends. Yet they have their own phobias that I don’t understand, particularly because they, like me, are confident ...

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