people allegedly get more stressed when you tell them there's a 50% chance they'll get a painful electric shock than if you tell them there's a 100% chance
if true (seems legit to me), this also kinda neatly explains why some people preemptively assume the worst of others

in my case I went through a lot of my "oh god, oh fuck" phases at very young ages, I think by the time I was 19 I'd been through basically all of it
being able to tolerate uncertainty is a huge W, in part bc it lets you enjoy unexpected/large upside