You could take that perspective on every major technological advancement, and yet we undeniably live in a safer, more comfortable world than before those advancements.
We live in a relatively safer and more comfortable world that hides a tiny chance of total destruction every day.
The chance of total destruction has always been the case for most of human history. Prior to our current abilities to predict the weather and mobilize aid internationally, floods, hurricanes, etc, hell, even just particularly heavy rains were all relatively unpredictable existential threats. Sure those weren't the end of the literal world, but they were the end of the world to people affected.
Your last statement invalidates the point you try to make?