why is being a tech optimist so low status so often
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optimism implies good things are possible which suggests one might be able to improve their own situation which implies personal responsibility for circumstances which is unacceptable
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I think this gets pretty close but it explains reluctance to be an optimist, not why it’s low status 🤔
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making a behavior which makes you feel bad low status is a good way to make less of it happen
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I was thinking maybe in a “post”religious social order virtue is signalled by still having a strong awareness of the bad/evil in the world and being an optimist is in some ways an obviation of this moral “angels on a pinhead” counting - but I’m just armchairing here
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When people sort themselves morally by how many bad- angels they claim to be aware of on the pinhead, saying “throw away the pin” is a no no