Pessimism reflects their false and possibly unacknowledged reality that life is meaningless. I don't know what the motivations are. Consciously: perhaps trying

Pessimism reflects their false and possibly unacknowledged reality that life is meaningless. I don't know what the motivations are. Consciously: perhaps trying to impress other authors/screenwriters of the same ilk. Perhaps trying to make money; to be famous. Unconsciously: perhaps trying to project their despair onto the public. By attributing the feeling of despair to an external cause (which they help to create!) they get relief because they don't have to acknowledge and face it internally. Crazy, I know, but ultimately evil is unknowable and it's better not to dig too deep.