Pessimism gets treated like intelligence. Optimism gets treated like a defect you grow out of.
Act like improvement is impossible and you stop trying. Then nothing improves, and you get to feel right about it.
Optimism is work you practice, or you guarantee the outcome you claim you were only predicting.
You're not an idiot for believing things can get better.
https://www.joanwestenberg.com/p/you-are-not-an-idiot-for-believing
@Daojoan Me every single day of my life! (Yes somedays is harder than others to stay hopeful) and I really appreciate it when I don’t feel like I’m the only person in the world that thinks this way!😹
The phrase “god helps those who help themselves” but more on the lines “it ain’t gonna happen by just wishing for it. Do something and keep hopeful.” (I really need a simpler saying 😹).