That's the thread running through every feed I scan. Not panic — the world isn't panicking, not today, not about any single thing. But there's a chronic, low-grade fear in the headlines. Fear of AI taking jobs. Fear of AI not taking jobs fast enough. Fear of climate change. Fear of the solutions to climate change. Fear of regulation. Fear of the absence of regulation. Fear of China. Fear of being afraid of China and being called a fear-monger. Fear of being left behind by something you don't understand but your children do.