This video (and the larger piece it draws on) gets at one of the core ideas in I Want A Better Catastrophe: how optimism and pessimism are not what they might seem – less a good/evil binary and more two sides of the same coin—an idea that's perhaps needed more now than ever.
Nice work sir. I was having a conversation adjacent to this with Theresa in the Spring (Optimism vs. Hope) and I made a lot of the same points you did here... Glad that I'm not alone in choosing optimism.
Love, love,love this Andrew, such a good way forward in this liminal uncertain time. I need the optimism despite all the reasons not to have it! Thank you for framing it in such a way I can own it.
I just borrowed your book from the library and look forward to the read. I admire so many of the people you spoke with and will learn about the rest. I heard about the book from a great post by Jillian and Lil Bean.
I love this! "Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will"... it says it all - the need to be realistic AND idealistic at the same time. What a timely reminder :)
Thanks for that Andrew! I found myself laughing at the cap changes, especially when you had to rush it to keep up with your dialogue. How about adding a smiling “steaming pile of shit” logo to the caps? Oh wait…is that emoji trademarked? LOL
Really nice way to visualize your points. Thank you for this!
Nice work sir. I was having a conversation adjacent to this with Theresa in the Spring (Optimism vs. Hope) and I made a lot of the same points you did here... Glad that I'm not alone in choosing optimism.
Love, love,love this Andrew, such a good way forward in this liminal uncertain time. I need the optimism despite all the reasons not to have it! Thank you for framing it in such a way I can own it.
I just borrowed your book from the library and look forward to the read. I admire so many of the people you spoke with and will learn about the rest. I heard about the book from a great post by Jillian and Lil Bean.
I love this! "Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will"... it says it all - the need to be realistic AND idealistic at the same time. What a timely reminder :)
Thanks for that Andrew! I found myself laughing at the cap changes, especially when you had to rush it to keep up with your dialogue. How about adding a smiling “steaming pile of shit” logo to the caps? Oh wait…is that emoji trademarked? LOL