Disheartening for sure. I'm not sure if this is something that's particular to STEM fields, but there seems to be a far-too-large subset of people who think the

Disheartening for sure. I'm not sure if this is something that's particular to STEM fields, but there seems to be a far-too-large subset of people who think they're too smart for optimism. Like they've lost the ability to distinguish between pointed, constructive criticism and staunch, irrational negativity. I'm deeply sick of it.