optimism

Recommended reading to counter the entrepreneurial laissez-faire idealism, bombastic techno-optimism, and general Silicon Valley cheerleading: - Michael O.

This is a very syncretic fusion between computing, dialectical materialism, entrepreneurial laissez-faire idealism and a bombastic techno-optimism.

After devouring Mondo 2000 in early 90s the early issues of Wired seemed sort of meh despite similar optimism.

Awesome to see such an expression of technological optimism informed by social concern.

Right now we have some optimism about space - big, hairy expensive programs like the ISS are actually getting done.

If anything, as someone who is an aerospace engineer by education, I'm always surprised by the wild eyed optimism around here.

Nonetheless, there was reason for optimism: The leading terms of the series looked like the Navier-Stokes equations when a gas becomes denser and more fluidlike.

My friend went to DC with a lot of optimism.

More money, more professionals, longer memories, not as much optimism.

Likewise, I admire your optimism that Chinese inequality will be solved just as soon as the newly rich realize that they're Communists.

What's wrong with expressing a little excitement and optimism?

But I see the problem being a lack of optimism.

There aren't many other signs of optimism for the "new normal", and I'm a bit worried about what will happen next.

I too remember "this too shall pass" and all the optimism he shared.

This reminds me of Peter Thiel's idea of "indefinite optimism": we've been spoiled by a recent history of frequent cutting-edge innovation, so we assume that it will continue despite having no idea of the shape it will take.

As I think people in the past are equally clever and insightful as people now, with the same sorts of optimism about "human health, science and lifespan", I regard those negative comments in a different sort of light.