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It can't be any other way. Each generation is composed of optimists & so optimism is hereditary.

• kbelder 11mo ago
  Plus... the optimists have been correct... at least, in every generation previous to ours.
  • adonovan 11mo ago
    Go read about the Black Death.
    • IAmBroom 11mo ago
      And the great bottleneck 900kya.
• asacrowflies 11mo ago
  I think we should make a distinction between optimism and blind fools. One is at least trying to find a silver lining. The other is just ignorance and arrogance .
  • measurablefunc 11mo ago
    That's a good point but I often can't tell the difference.