Xandra Granade 🏳️⚧️ on Nostr: Optimism is a political value, and one that's highly contextual at that. Being ...
Optimism is a political value, and one that's highly contextual at that. Being optimistic in the face of overwhelming opposition is a form of radical progressiveism, but being optimistic about a proposed technology or policy by ignoring the potential or likely harm is a form of reactionary conservatism.
It behooves us to be responsibly optimistic, rather than either naive or defeatist.
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