Name: 錯過的恐懼 (The Fear of Missing Out)
Uploaded: 2022-12-06T17:36:58.000Z
Duration: 4 min 58 s

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Fear of missing out is an anxiety  of losing what we never even had,  

害怕錯過是一種焦慮，擔心失去我們甚至從未擁有的東西。

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and could hence be described as an insane  mental defect. However, it is common,  

是以可以被描述為一種瘋狂的精神缺陷。然而，這很常見。

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real, and can make us feel deep regret for  something that hasn't actually happened.

真實的，並能使我們對沒有實際發生的事情感到深深的遺憾。

FOMO is an animal that shies away  from strangers and larger groups,  

FOMO是一種對陌生人和較大群體避之不及的動物。

but loves to hide within  intimate social relationships.

但喜歡隱藏在親密的社會關係中。

It can attack your ego when a close  friend is getting ahead. It tears  

當一個親密的朋友出人頭地時，它可以攻擊你的自我。它撕裂了

you down when others are having a  good time and you aren't invited.

當別人在享受美好時光而你沒有被邀請時，你會感到沮喪。

It beats you up, if your rival  gets what ought to be yours. 

如果你的對手得到了本應屬於你的東西，它就會打敗你。

And if you are lovesick and can't fall asleep,  

而如果你相思成疾，無法入睡。

it's your FOMO that will give  you the worst nightmares.

是你的FOMO會給你帶來最糟糕的噩夢。

FOMO's full destructive force  can be observed in Tom and Jeff,  

在湯姆和傑夫身上可以看到FOMO的全部破壞力。

two friends who decided to invest their  savings into bitcoin, back in 2012.

兩個朋友決定將他們的儲蓄投資於比特幣，這要追溯到2012年。

Over the next few years the price of bitcoin went  up a lot, and the two began to believe that they  

在接下來的幾年裡，比特幣的價格上漲了很多，兩人開始相信他們

were brilliant investors, and that their bet  was the smartest move in their young lives.

他們是出色的投資者，他們的賭注是他們年輕生命中最聰明的舉動。

But they also became increasingly concerned that  something might happen to that precious stake,  

但他們也越來越擔心，那根珍貴的木樁可能會出問題。

and this new identity of theirs.  Tom experienced fear of loss.

和他們的這個新身份。  湯姆經歷了對損失的恐懼。

Then, one day, the price of bitcoin suddenly  started falling and then dropped dramatically.

然後，有一天，比特幣的價格突然開始下跌，然後急劇下降。

Tom's fear of loss became too strong and  he decided to sell half of his coins.

湯姆對損失的恐懼變得過於強烈，他決定賣掉一半的硬幣。

傑夫是一個宗教信仰者，他沒有賣。

After he cashed out, Tom felt relieved,  

兌現後，湯姆感到鬆了一口氣。

even though his remaining bitcoin  investment kept falling further.

即使他剩餘的比特幣投資不斷進一步下降。

We see this happen in Tom, because  while he might still lose money,  

我們看到這種情況發生在湯姆身上，因為雖然他可能還是會虧錢。

he wants to protect what has become  even more precious to him— his identity  

他想保護對他來說更加珍貴的東西--他的身份

of being that brilliant investor. But then our story takes a dark twist.

成為那個傑出的投資者。但隨後我們的故事出現了一個黑暗的轉折。

A short while later, the price of Bitcoin first  

過了不久，比特幣的價格第一次

stabilized and then kept  rising — faster and faster.

穩定下來，然後繼續上升--速度越來越快。

But Tom, who still held plenty of  coins, wasn't happy. No. While he  

但是仍然持有大量硬幣的湯姆並不高興。不，當他

lay in bed at night his FOMO crept out of  hiding and painted a terrifying future.

晚上躺在床上，他的FOMO悄悄地爬出來，描繪了一個可怕的未來。

Tom began to believe that he had made  a massive mistake that would leave him  

湯姆開始相信，他犯了一個巨大的錯誤，將使他

a poor fool, while his friend would be the  millionaire they both dreamed of becoming.

一個可憐的傻瓜，而他的朋友將成為他們都夢想成為的百萬富翁。

And so, even though he still owned  a significant amount of bitcoin,  

於是，儘管他仍然擁有大量的比特幣。

he now hoped for a total crash in its value,  and the absolute failure of cryptocurrencies.

他現在希望其價值徹底崩潰，以及加密貨幣的絕對失敗。

The FOMO attacks Tom, because Jeff is his  friend. Same age. Same tribe. Someone just  

FOMO攻擊湯姆，因為傑夫是他的朋友。相同的年齡。同一個部落。有人只是

like him. The difference is that while Jeff  is a brilliant investor, Tom is an idiot.

像他一樣。不同的是，雖然傑夫是一個出色的投資者，但湯姆是一個白痴。

And because Tom knows he could have achieved  Jeff's success, and doesn't want to live with  

而且因為湯姆知道他可以取得傑夫的成功，而且不想帶著

that idea for the rest of his life,  he hopes they'll both fail miserably.

這個想法的餘生，他希望他們都能慘遭失敗。

Research on FOMO suggests: There are no gender differences 

關於FOMO的研究表明。沒有性別差異

Higher FOMO scores are associated with younger age 

更高的FOMO分數與年輕的年齡有關

It's associated with people who are neurotic And those who are lonely experience it more often

它與神經質的人有關，而那些孤獨的人更經常經歷它。

But which fear is stronger? The  fear of losing what is ours or  

但哪種恐懼更強烈？害怕失去屬於我們的東西還是

our fear of missing out? Or are they  even, essentially, the same thing?

我們對錯過的恐懼？或者說，它們甚至在本質上是同一件事嗎？

Please share your thoughts in the comments below  

請在下面的評論中分享你的想法

or tell us your own experiences with  feelings of anxiety, fear or fomo.

或告訴我們你自己對焦慮、恐懼或恐懼感的經驗。

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