# Why Are We So Willing to Believe in Doomsday Scenarios That Virtually Never Materialise by Human Progress > "Why are we so willing to believe in doomsday scenarios that virtually never materialise?" > **— Human Progress**, *Things Are Getting Better, So Why Are We All So Gloomy?* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication (2018-01-06):** [Things Are Getting Better, So Why Are We All So Gloomy?](https://humanprogress.org/things-are-getting-better-so-why-are-we-all-so-gloomy/) — exact wording verified in the publisher subtitle. The attribution remains with Human Progress because this wording is a publisher subtitle, while the page credits Marian L. Tupy. ## 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/STFU About AI and Water and Just Eat Your Burger|STFU About AI and Water and Just Eat Your Burger]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/HumanProgress.org|HumanProgress.org]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Why are we so willing to believe in doomsday scenarios that virtually never materialise?" — Human Progress, Things Are Getting Better, So Why Are We All So Gloomy?, 2018-01-06 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-human-progress-doomsday-scenarios-never-materialise ```