That goes double since all of us are going to die one day. Everything could go perfectly, and you could get hit by a bus. Everything could look like it’s going to be the biggest disaster you’ve ever seen, and the entire planet could be wiped out by a giant asteroid. In other words, the past has already happened and none of us are promised the future, even though we all hope we have one. All we’re promised is right freaking now.

What should you do with your right now? Certainly not engage in nihilism, call for “burning it all down” or become “black-pilled” and give up. How does that make anything better? It doesn’t. Who does that help? It doesn’t even help you, much less anyone else.

[Kurt Schlichter wrote a similar column titled “Stop Dooming” last week at Townhall. We run the risk of falling prey to hysteria, similar to what the Left wants with climate change and COVID. It’s easy to stampede a herd; it’s a lot more difficult to move someone with a grasp on rational thought. — Ed]