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Overly optimistic about the past gone by, overly pessimistic about the present and future. This does seem to reflect a big part of the American psyche as it sta
by LordFast 6y ago
Overly optimistic about the past gone by, overly pessimistic about the present and future. This does seem to reflect a big part of the American psyche as it stands today.
It was likely neither that good nor this bad. Moving away from such a mindset is the best way to get out of the vicious cycle.
- newsbinator 6y ago> Overly optimistic about the past gone by, overly pessimistic about the present and future. That seems to be the backdrop of Asimov's Foundation series, about the fall of the Galactic Empire... which was itself modeled after "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire".