To mark the launch of new psychological thriller TV The Fear Index; streaming service NOW reveals the nation’s biggest fears and how they control us.
The digital age has replaced clowns, the dark and spiders, with new fears which wouldn’t have been considered before – with a significant amount of people living in fear that their smart technology is watching them (15%), or that they could lose their job due to automation (7%). The under 40s were more likely to fear that tech developments may cost them their personal privacy (17%) or potentially their job (4%).
Death or growing old were the top fears for across the nation, but in London, the top fear is rejection (21%), while in Manchester, it’s being buried alive (26%). And when it comes to technology, people across the UK are most afraid of having private information hacked (38%).
