The realm of extreme pessimists
- The real gloomy pessimists think evidence of past progress is misleading, incomplete or manipulated. Life is as hard as it has been in the past and will stay that way.
- The cynics view anyone promoting progress as being secretly motivated by power and greed.
- The pure pessimist is the extreme. He thinks everything is bad and will always be bad. He views positivity as a character flaw.
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