Er, Natural disasters, as caused by climate change, are increasingly within the sphere of human control. War is also very much a result of our own behavior. I have trouble with the argument that 'ignoring' these things has a positive outcome.
If I'm aware of a war broiling in a certain country, I can avoid investing there. If I'm aware of market trends, I can plan my investments accordingly. If I believe immigration restrictions on educated workers will be loosened over the next fifty years, I can develop products that will be especially useful to people with green cards and white-collars.
Sure, you won't be able to do anything tomorrow, but that won't mean you ready yourself to seize opportunities that present themselves over the next decade or two.
We like narrative, because its fun and exciting and designed to appeal to us, but at the end of the day has very little information value.
I don't completely agree with that. I do read about those topics; I don't necessarily act upon it, e.g., engage in climate change research but I do use that information to inform my actions, e.g., what I purchase, how I vote, etc.