There is a bilogical and statistical reason for why pessimism exists I think. I don't have any ideas on that beyond to say that: * Studies have been done to show that pessimists are closer to describing reality as it is than optimists. * If everyone was an optimist I don't think the world would work properly. I think pessimism has some tie to the need to conserve energy and only expand energy strategically when it is necessary. Optimists burn all energy all the time. So, while pessimists find less opportunities they survive longe because optimists just waste all their energy chasing dreams. But we need optimists because statistically over a long enough period of time they find opportunities that would be missed otherwise. I can tell you one thing though, from my personal experience: the pessimist and optimist thing is not a feeling. What it is engaging separate circuitry in your brain. My contention is that we have optimist and pessimist circuitry and that you can turn them on and off if you practice. At least I feel I can do that with my circuitry, but it does take work sometimes. I mentione this to suggest that as we move forward, you will activate your self and join at the right point. It is up to anyone on our side that has anything directionally useful to offer to provide the scaffolding for the rest of you guys to jump in and give it a push in a way that makes sense to you.