Expecting the quality of life to worsen and people to behave poorly isn’t a sign of intelligent, discerning or prescient thinking. It’s a disorder that leads to isolation, suspicion and depression. Even the most educated and successful people can’t possibly know what’s coming. When prestigious, advanced degrees, prosperity or success make us believe we know ‘how hopeless things are’, it doesn’t just display a lack of humility, it results in nearly incurable negativity about the world and its prospects for the future. When we are sure of our point of view we lose sight of the…

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