I agree with you - I was referring to the writer of the article, who appeared to relish the thought of impending chaos, and I'm really, really tired of hearing about how awful things will be in the near future from the threat of (fill in the blank). I prefer faith and hope in my worldview. I grew up in the 60s, where I was fed a daily diet of imminent collapse from nukes, overpopulation, pollution, science run amok, computers taking over the world... in the 70s I was told that the world would run out resources, there would be global famines, an ice age was coming, Nixon was going to be the next Hitler... or was that Reagan as the next Hitler... or George Bush, yeah, he was a CIA guy... anyway, you get the idea.
I would prefer not to see an epidemic of anything, of course. I can't stop one, either. Relishing gory details feels like a waste of time to me, that's all.
Yes, I agree with you about the writer's style.
It may be he's trying to be blunt and alarmist in hopes it will catch people's attention. Of course, that might just turn other people off.
Or maybe he just enjoys human suffering...
Who knows?