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Optimism isn’t gullibility! It is just an attitude that values positive possibilities over fretting about negative possibilities. Especially in cases where th
by Nevermark 3y ago
Optimism isn’t gullibility!
It is just an attitude that values positive possibilities over fretting about negative possibilities.
Especially in cases where there is a small chance of a huge upside, relative to virtually no downside. We didn’t lose any superconductors. :)
I don’t recall anyone on HN erroneously declaring the material was definitely a new superconductor before subsequent evidence arrived at a consistent conclusion.
There is nothing wrong with optimism.
- MichaelZuo 3y agoPerhaps you misunderstood? To clarify, I was referring to "An optimistic outlook" in terms of actual assertions/claims/etc. that are written down on-the-record in public. Of course HN users can have the general abstract sentiment of optimism at anytime in their mind. I don't think there are any norms around internal sentiments.