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Optimism is socially useful. guarded pessimism is unavoidable from evolution. Humans psychologically want reinforcement of their own security i.e. group positiv
by ldbooth 6y ago
Optimism is socially useful. guarded pessimism is unavoidable from evolution. Humans psychologically want reinforcement of their own security i.e. group positivity. Evolution in groups means our unconscious does this without awareness. Negativity undermines the feeling of group security.
- username90 6y agoGroups tend to be pessimist to change and outside influence though so aren't inherently biased to optimism. Groups just value optimism when it is optimism towards the groups current values and goals, but it sees optimism towards stuff the group doesn't do as a negative. For example, if you join a company and tell the manager in the first meeting "If we reorganized the working groups like this it will greatly increase productivity due to reasons, it will be great!", he wont see you as an optimist, even though you have plenty of optimism, what he wants is optimism towards his ideas and not your own optimistic ideas.
- ldbooth 6y agoGood comment self, alsoHard to be an engineer without practicing 'worst case' thinking for design. Maybe this is why switching from design to sales is so hard. Long and critical thought versus short and optimistic.