#Optimism

Jeff Jarvis

jeffjarvis

As ever, a wise thread from @jayrosen_nyu. But I'll argue a few more factors: 1. The role of media in amplifying bad groups & bad people (Trump was no Twitter

David Gauke

DavidGauke

Two big issues of 2020 have been COVID and Brexit. Occasionally they have touched but generally they have been separate. But now, like a TV series finale, the plots are

Justin Sandefur

JustinSandefur

World Bank's initial C-19 forecasts were far too optimistic, particularly for poor countries. Subsequent revisions imply the number of people falling into poverty will be roughly x2 as high.+131m

Alan

akgerber

the key urban planning tradeoffs:—everybody wants to live a 15 to 30-minute commute away from a ton of great jobs—everybody wants a big home—everybody wants a fast private climate-controlled vehicle

brittany packnett cunningham.

MsPackyetti

To those who consider yourselves frequent Twitter users: -do you any of you consider yourself a natural optimist?-if so, has being on here helped or hurt that?I’m tryna see something

Pierre Azoulay

pierre_azoulay

@mattyglesias hits it out of the park this morning with a post of the US' COVID response. I second every word but as a wonky academic I want to add

Sebastian Payne

SebastianEPayne

Inside No10: fears of new Covid strains, the desire to avoid another lockdown at all costs and a new team have replaced 2020’s boosterism with 2021’s “cautious pragmatic approach”@FinancialTimes latest

ClearingTheFog

clearing_fog

There are many people on social media who, if their narratives are regularly consumed, will teach you a sort of learned pessimism - the art of despair.There are others who

Kevin Orland

kevinorland

Four big U.S. banks have reported fourth-quarter earnings so far and there are a few themes emerging that may have implications for the Canadian banks. The first is that last

sebidscap

sebidscap

"When you study mathematics, statistics is far more important than calculus, so you must study it well. This is because virtually all problems in the real world are statistical problems"

Zeke Hausfather

hausfath

Great to chat with @JacquelynGill about cautious climate optimism. We are making slow, steady progress to a lower carbon world, and have made clean energy cheaper than we could have

Jamie

jamierusso

Underdogs are optimists. How does the underdog mindset work?Pessimist • Adversity: Big game tomorrow• Belief: We’re gonna get crushed • Consequence: You loseOptimist• Adversity: Big game tomorrow• Belief: We’re gonna

R.Сам 🦋🐏

Logo_Daedalus

Dubstep sounds like the fulfillment of “cyberpunk techno optimism” in the late 2000s— you’re going to grav bong with optimus prime the DJ Robot who runs on mountain dew batteries,

Marko Bračić

MarkoBracic

1. Is the glass half-full or half-empty? This question reflects that some people expect + outcomes and other -: optimists and pessimists. The same is true for other animals! We

Spigot (Agenda Contributor)

BullOfHeaven_

Dumping a bunch of info and dates to do with transits affecting Trump & Biden. This is a way of observing how the planets work in our lives. There are

Daniel Sparks

danielsparks

On market crashes: The right time horizon (long-term), an appetite for excellent and reasonably priced businesses, and a dose of optimism yield great perspective for Mr. Market's herd-like, manic behavior

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