Optimism, Skepticism, and Progress

Every year has been worse than the last.

Progress has been stagnant.

There has been a significant decline.

Each year has shown a slight improvement.

Skeptics

Optimists

Pessimists

Realists

To avoid any form of progress.

To maintain a balance like a car with an engine and brakes.

To focus solely on the negative aspects.

To ensure we never take risks.

A train with a locomotive and caboose.

A ship with sails and an anchor.

A plane with wings and a tail.

A car with an engine and brakes.

A perfect utopia.

A gradual and steady improvement.

A complete dystopia.

A sudden and dramatic change.

It is the only vision we have.

It is no longer believed in.

It is achievable and realistic.

It is already here.

As a rapid decline.

As a constant state of perfection.

As a slow and steady improvement over time.

As a series of monumental changes.

The news focuses on outliers and unusual events.

Incremental progress is too fast to notice.

The news only reports positive stories.

The news is always accurate and comprehensive.

They create new solutions and problems.

They are solved immediately.

They are ignored by society.

They are always negative.

A complete loss of progress.

No change at all.

A two percent net loss for each cycle.

A one percent net gain for each cycle.