Joan Westenberg on Nostr: left/Dem election doomers aren’t forecasting—they’re hedging. Predicting a ...
left/Dem election doomers aren’t forecasting—they’re hedging. Predicting a Trump win now means they won’t look naive if it happens. Better to be “surprised” by being wrong and have it forgotten in the euphoria than risk looking vulnerable for having hope. It’s pragmatic pessimism as ego armor.
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