ZeroCool@feddit.ch to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前Not to get too political but...i.postimg.ccimagemessage-square83linkfedilinkarrow-up11.48Karrow-down131
arrow-up11.45Karrow-down1imageNot to get too political but...i.postimg.ccZeroCool@feddit.ch to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前message-square83linkfedilink
minus-squareHyperreality@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down3·edit-22 年前I don’t think things are getting worse in everyway. I think the prevalence of optimism bias has stayed relatively constant.
minus-squareSotuanduso@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·2 年前This isn’t optimism bias. Optimism bias is personal (“smoking causes cancer, but I should be fine.”) What you’re referring to is not optimism bias, but optimism viewed as a bias.
minus-squareFizz@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 年前For me it’s important to be optimistic because it allows you to keep working on an issue. If you think it’s over and everything is fucked you won’t work on the issue. You need to believe the issue can be fixed to take the steps to fix it.
I don’t think things are getting worse in everyway. I think the prevalence of optimism bias has stayed relatively constant.
This isn’t optimism bias. Optimism bias is personal (“smoking causes cancer, but I should be fine.”)
What you’re referring to is not optimism bias, but optimism viewed as a bias.
For me it’s important to be optimistic because it allows you to keep working on an issue. If you think it’s over and everything is fucked you won’t work on the issue. You need to believe the issue can be fixed to take the steps to fix it.