# Fear Changes Coalition Behavior and Institutional Power by Bryant McGill > “Fear is politically useful because fear changes coalition behavior, voter attention, legislative urgency, tolerance for state intervention, regulatory preferences, and the distribution of institutional power.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile, September 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Source article and exact wording:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] — the article presents this sentence as Bryant McGill’s formulation of why fear has political utility across coalitions, voter attention, legislation, intervention, regulation, and institutional power. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/How AI Early Adopters Became a Privilege Cult|How AI Early Adopters Became a Privilege Cult]] - **Project:** [[projects/Simple Reminders - Global Influence Operations and Information Warfare|Simple Reminders — Global Influence Operations and Information Warfare]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]] - [[wiki/AI Safety|AI Safety]] - [[wiki/AI Governance|AI Governance]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Fear is politically useful because fear changes coalition behavior, voter attention, legislative urgency, tolerance for state intervention, regulatory preferences, and the distribution of institutional power.” — Bryant McGill, The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile, September 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-fear-changes-coalition-behavior-institutional-power ```