Reply #11: I'm not saying such posts don't exist

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But the stamp of cheerfulness is being wrongly applied to many posts (or blog postings, or news stories) where no such sentiment is displayed.

Having the willingness to address the issues facing our immediate and longterm future, and doing so with open eyes, can be difficult. But it's a mistake to brand such attempts as 'cheerful fatalism' merely because they have the temerity to acknowledge that some problems may have severe consequences, or that they might not have an easy fix.