I’m not a fan of optimism. Optimism and pessimism are both a form of vulgar fatalism — the belief that things are going to get better or worse irrespective of what we do. If I believed that, I wouldn’t get out of bed.

But I believe very much in hope. And hope is the belief that if you materially improve your circumstances, you will gain a new vantage point from which you will see things that you couldn’t see before.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=9LgLg0zlbJQ&t=734

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 10 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Nice quote. What's the origin?

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 7 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Added to the original comment. Sorry about that!

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

No worries, thanks!

[–] MostRegularPeople@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

Corey Doctorow.

I think.