“I often feel embarrassed to admit that I’m an optimist. I imagine it knocks me down a peg or two in people’s estimations. But **the world desperately needs more optimism**. The problem is that people mistake optimism for ‘blind optimism’, the unfounded faith that things will just get better. **Blind optimism really is dumb. And dangerous. If we sit back and do nothing, things will not turn out fine**. ([Location 396](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=396))” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[optimism]], [[pessimism]], [[skepticism]], [[nihilism]], [[climate-change]] **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]