……. and if yes – why do they say that like it’s a bad thing?

One of the most annoying expressions that has come to fame in the last couple of years, and that I have been tired of right from the beginning is “living in fear”, “I refuse to live in fear” (and the derivative: being asked “are you afraid right now?”).

I am doing what I can to avoid catching Covid19 (or any other disease for that matter, since – largely thanks to the anti-vaxxers ((who funnily enough suddenly believe in science when they need a hospital bed and life-saving treatment)) the health care systems are overwhelmed and don’t have the capacity to deal properly with anything other than Corona patients) – does that mean I am living in fear?

I also look left, right, and left again before crossing the street. Does that mean I am living in fear?