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14 votes
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My two personalities and productivity
9 votes -
Staring at the tsunami - Voltaire, optimism and selective updating
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What is your most essential pessimistic belief? Conversely, what is your most essential optimistic belief?
That is a sincere curiosity of mine, and also something that can reveal a lot about a person! ;) As always, anything goes, except for highly divisive controversial stuff that might get this locked
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Whats one thing you are optimistic about?
It can be big or small; personal or societal. Just something that you have some hope will make the world better.
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From respair to cacklefart – the joy of reclaiming long-lost positive words
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The case for optimism
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Steven Pinker: What can we expect from the 2020s?
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In what ways is the world better now than it was ten years ago?
I could use some optimism and positive reframing right now, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. As such, I want to know about some good things! Progress and such! In my question, I asked about "the...
I could use some optimism and positive reframing right now, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. As such, I want to know about some good things! Progress and such!
In my question, I asked about "the world" but I am really interested in any example, no matter how global or local. It also doesn't have to be explicitly human-focused, so feel free to gush about the improvements in, say, a programming language you love, or the tabletop gaming ruleset you use. I'm interested in positive examples of all types.
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Steven Pinker’s ideas are fatally flawed
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What are you optimistic about?
It's all too easy to fall into pessimism and cynicism these days. What's something you genuinely believe in, look forward to, or hope for? It can be large or small, personal or global. I'm...
It's all too easy to fall into pessimism and cynicism these days. What's something you genuinely believe in, look forward to, or hope for? It can be large or small, personal or global. I'm interested to hear what your bright spots are.
19 votes