What are modern people most afraid of and what phobias are considered the most common in society? It turns out that most fears in the 21st century. associated with technical means, or more precisely with their breakdown or insufficient functionality
In this list, writes Mirror, and sending SMS to the wrong address, and lack of signal from the telecom operator, and fears about the condition of the phone battery. In particular, the British named among their 20 main phobias the fear of getting stuck in an elevator, missing a plane, dropping the phone and breaking the screen, sending messages to the wrong person, as well as deleting a finished project from the computer before they had time to press the “Save” button. .
At the same time, almost half (45%) said that it would be a nightmare for them to be without a phone for at least one day, and 42% experience “nomophobia” – the fear of being without communication at all.
The study also found that more than a quarter of respondents (27%) are afraid of running out of mobile data, and one in five are more scared by the prospect of being “ghosted” on a dating app than by meeting a real ghost.
At the same time, when asked what you would rather do than be left without a phone for a week, 14% of respondents named swimming with sharks, and 23% said holding a tarantula.
And although people are still afraid of heights (38%), spiders (31%) and roller coasters (24%), a fifth of respondents believe that their entry from the “modern list” is scarier than traditional horrors.
In addition, 29% said that over the past five years their greatest fears have changed and new phobias have replaced old ones.
2023-11-01 21:45:00
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