Why Optimists Are Idiots

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I am an optimist, and yet this has also been one of the most criticised positions in history. so today I am going to put my own worldview under a microscope and ask "are optimists just idiots?", and, if so, is there anything we can learn from having a sunny disposition?

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00:00 Optimism and its Malcontents
02:22 The Best of All Possible Worlds
08:45 A Life of Ignorance
15:06 The Optimist and The Cynic
20:34 Post-Optimistic Optimism