“Optimism is a deadly vice of gigantic proportions lodged into the human
psyche by Satan. It is the enemy of reality. We see a bad situation and
optimism prevents us from extrapolating that. Instead we think, "Oh,
it's bound to get better." So we plunge into the thicket, sure that it
will thin, denied the aerial view that would show us the true,
unacceptable horror of our lot. Perhaps optimism is good for prison
escapees, who have no choice but to plod on. The rest of us are not well
served. It poisons our judgment.”
... from Paradise Interrupted
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