Comment by echelon

Why is pessimism, virtue signalling, doomerism, etc. so prevalent on the internet these days?

It wasn't always this way, was it? Am I misremembering "the golden years"?

Is it the failing economy? The K-shaped economy? The political and news cycle?

I'm excited for all of this stuff, and I can't imagine being downtrodden and pessimistic about our outlook. The only thing I'm down about are authoritarianism and monopolies, but those are outside of my control. Modern science and engineering rock.

Going to the moon is amazing. All this AI stuff is amazing. It feels like the future again.