Not OP, but of course they can’t be sure. No one can but if it doesn’t come along we will just be kind of screwed. Better to be optimistic and make moves to p

Not OP, but of course they can’t be sure. No one can but if it doesn’t come along we will just be kind of screwed. Better to be optimistic and make moves to position yourself for the “new thing that comes along” then to give in to despair. Then if it does come along they are ready to jump on that train. In this case their is nothing lost with cautious optimism.