Sometimes It's Okay To Give Up Hope: The Future Isn't Lost

The way we talk about optimism and pessimism is unhealthy

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I talk to my friends, and the futures they paint for me are bleak: Gilead, Bladerunner, Max Max. They tell me that there are no good futures left: that we are irreversibly headed for constant wars, depleting water, food shortages, and reduced life expectancies. As Bill…