Sorry if I seem negative, ever. I don't try to be negative, just realistic. I don't think yes-men accomplish anything, so someone has to be willing to bring up differing views and point out potential problems.
Here's the weird thing: I actually think I'm rather optimistic. I know. I said it was weird. I think we humans have so much more in us than we give. We could do so much better in every aspect of life if we'd stop being so selfish. I'm just not idealistic. I don't think people as a whole will do better without being more or less forced into it. Yeah, that sucks. I'd like to think differently, but my inner scientist constantly reminds me that the evidence is completely against it. The people who are acting on that great potential are overshadowed by the rest of us.
