I frequently share this very good line, and blog, by @morganhousel.
"Pessimism is intellectually seductive in a way optimism only wishes it could be."
http://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/the-seduction-of-pessimism/ …
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we should start a foo camp-like series on optimism. also you would dig this piece in the New Yorker, I specifically like what Shackleton recruited for 1) optimism 2) patience 3) physical endurance 4) idealism 5) courage https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/02/12/the-white-darkness …
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Hmm. 1) is optimism a function of population age, generally? and 2) was supply of food also a major contributor to population growth from 1800 on (leading to more people and less subsistence existence, and thus more innovating)?
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That seems like a huge negative shift since, say, 1998.... (Even though I've just read Zuck's post re:
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Not directly related to the article you shared but this got me thinking about actively seeking a more positive, optimistic outlook backed by data from my twitter feed. For anyone interested, I found
@sapinker@MaxCRoser@OlaRosling@johanknorberg@mattwridley@michaelshermerThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Remember discussing this a few years back :-) Progress is Inevitable it just takes time.
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Not the whole us. Just angry older midwestern people. Those not in that cohort are just bummed we’re still listening to that cohort whine.
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Trump.
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We all have to learn how to be positive. No matter what is going on around us, we have to focus on good things. We are what we think and what we say.
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Pretty good evidence of the wisdom of crowds here.
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