Episode 59: The Principle of Optimism (Round Table Discussion)
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The Benefits of Pessimism
Greta Thunberg is a world-class pessimist, says CNN's John Sutter. He asks if she would take it as good news if somebody explained to her why we're not actually in danger of having the world end from climate change. "I think that's an easy appealing way to find meaning in one's life," he says. We have to tackle at a deeper way what kinds of optimism makes sense and reject irrational ones.
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