Comments by "Holger P." (@holger_p) on "" video.

  1. No pessimism causes frustration, maybe even hate. It's emergencies (like corona, or a flood) that create innovations and no ideas. You need to have optimism to ask "how do I get out of this shit". Optimism in the way "Just wait and see what happens" is negative on the other hand too.
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  2. Yes. And they don't want the freedom to kill or to steel, they just don't realize what they are talking about. The limited freedom is part of their daily life already.
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  3. No, it's a realist. The middle path is "there will be trouble, but I get prepared and get through". Optimism/Pessimism is about expectation - never about information. You can listen to the weather forecast - and still don't trust it. that's pessimism although you have information.
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  4. No, it's just another way of logic. Like you have to support the economy to give jobs to people or to raise taxes. This can be considered social. Cynical is, if you solve one problem by raising another.
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  5. "It cannot get worse" is pure optimism, isn't it ? Only way is up.
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  6. But you expect people to develop, to learn, essentialy to change during 200years, don't you.
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  7. There is no such thing as the "American populace". It's deeply split up, and each group is well represented in the politicians. But you are right, too much optimism can lead to inactivity. But Americans do have worries, just everybody worries about something else.
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