We tend not to consciously perceive parts of reality where we lack all agency. We give ourselves permission to see only where we can act.
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Not for you, maybe. Seems to me like it is for most people.
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I mean it's not obviously biologically necessary in an evolutionary sense in any way I can see
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Stress can kill you; benefit is awareness of danger. Stress without possible action is maladaptive.
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need not be maladaptive... eg ability to see stars... can be side effect of adaptive feature (vision in this case)
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Fair. Was going to say stars aren't a source of stress, but astrology exists, so.

