A Certain Slant of Light

I mean, a more accurate take would be something like, "It was very important to our continued survival as a species that we be able to successfully respond to immediate physical peril. We are very well-adapted to deal with those threats. It was significantly less important that we be able to deal with ongoing stress in an effective and healthy manner, because even while miserable, we were often able to survive and propagate our species. Therefore, our capacity for dealing with immediate stress in a healthy manner is much greater than our capacity for dealing with and fending off chronic low-level toxic stress."