[Zardoz]

Everything you ever wanted to know about the psychology of doomer depression and cornucopian denial:

Economic and planetary collapse: Is it a therapeutic issue?

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I') have spoken elsewhere about the label “Doomer,” and I’ve come to believe that this frame is outdated. Instead, I would like to suggest that we must stop asking ourselves, given the lateness of the hour, why there are those pessimistic about the future, and begin asking, instead, why there are those still blindly and enthusiastically optimistic about it.

We can easily see why those who might be gloomy about the future could feel hopeless and take the path of inactivity. On the other hand, this same fear of disaster can motivate constructive action in an attempt to mitigate the effects.

Not so, however, for those who see no NEED to take action, because they live in the best of all possible worlds. Indeed, I might argue that it is the very blind hopefulness and inaction of the masses that leads many of my readers to assume a more hopeless posture toward world events...

...A Panglossian perspective denies the need for constructive action, and leads to complacency and a worsening of our world’s woes. I’ve come to think about the Panglossian perspective as not optimism itself, but as a defense against pessimism.

[Nano]

The Flintstonian seems to be the most popular subcategory among spokespersons for big oil companies. It is also popular within the Dutch Government. I've even seen it presented around my university, even though it's a totally ridiculous and unfounded position to take, especially in an academic environment.

[wisconsin_cur]

This is great! I made some copies for my co-workers.

It also helps me work through some of my own "issues" in realtion to interacting with the (many) panglossians in my life.

[TorrKing]

Great, now they have defined a disorder for us. A great excuse to lock us all away. If they can't call us terrorists, let's call them dangerous loonatics.