Archives by Tag 'pessimism'
More News about the News
I figured we’d explore the web for insights about the news. We’ll consider it a mini anthropology on the news industry and its philosophies. My idea is that most of the news we are exposed to everyday is negative. But maybe I’m just being negative here. First stop… In all, about 35 story links. [...]
The More Things Change…
I never really learned Latin, but here goes: "Edam Sed Eliter" which supposedly means, The more things change, the more they remain the same. Neat little jingle. I have no clue if that’s what it really, means. I remember seeing the quote in a book or something years ago. But then again, since all [...]
Optimists… The few, the proud, the flower sniffers!
As I mentioned in my last post, studies show only a small percentage of us are generally optimistic about life. And depending on whose doing the studying, optimists can account for 1/3 of us or as few as 1/10 of us. Picture from www.youthmentalhealth.org These varying numbers might have allot to do with [...]