Good point about optimism. However, the examples used in the article show an underlying use of this mental mindset and dogma: stay productive and efficient (more than others do); use this highly effective mental mindset to generate more wealth, which in turn will trigger sustained economic growth. Well, the only criticism - and I do my best to keep it as constructive as possible - lies precisely in the paradoxical pessimism that a green, conscientious and socially aware mind will feel after reading the article. Do we really intend to use optimism as a tool to exploit our planet even more? Or to increase economic inequality by playing zero-sum games?
In a nutshell, my humble opinion is that we should use optimism in order to think of "progress" in a slightly different way. And if you think I'm naive, well, at least I'm being an optimist.
Good point about optimism. However, the examples used in the article show an underlying use of this mental mindset and dogma: stay productive and efficient (more than others do); use this highly effective mental mindset to generate more wealth, which in turn will trigger sustained economic growth. Well, the only criticism - and I do my best to keep it as constructive as possible - lies precisely in the paradoxical pessimism that a green, conscientious and socially aware mind will feel after reading the article. Do we really intend to use optimism as a tool to exploit our planet even more? Or to increase economic inequality by playing zero-sum games?
In a nutshell, my humble opinion is that we should use optimism in order to think of "progress" in a slightly different way. And if you think I'm naive, well, at least I'm being an optimist.