Reply #17: Hmmm.

[Mythsaje]

"Optimism in dark times is more important than we realize, because optimism is a light that shows us paths we might otherwise not have seen."

I agree that we should be aware of how bad things are, and how bad they COULD be. But as much energy as possible should be directed toward the things we can do to constructively DEAL with the problem.

I think most of us are well aware of where we stand, and what the stakes are. No one (at least no one with any sense whatsoever) is denying it. So when someone posts the doom and gloom stuff, there's almost a knee jerk reaction to say "Yeah, we fucking KNOW already...we don't need to hear it again!"

:shrug:

It doesn't add anything new to the conversation, and it's certainly not helpful.

Just my take on it.

K & R anyway.

It's worth discussing, I think.