I would rather rephrase that to "Pessimists sound smart, opportunists make money". It's not about optimism, it's about how you can make money until issues bite

I would rather rephrase that to "Pessimists sound smart, opportunists make money". It's not about optimism, it's about how you can make money until issues bite, and then how to divest to avoid the consequences... Actually now it makes into a very fitting and tragic parabole to what something like investing in the oil industry looks like :)