The Seven Laws of Pessimism by Maarten Boudry

10/10/2024 20 min
The Seven Laws of Pessimism by Maarten Boudry

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Episode Synopsis

Have we just lived through one of the best years in human history? As we look at 2023 through the rearview mirror, I think that’s a defensible claim. In fact, the same thing could have been said at the end of pretty much every year since the beginning of the millennium (with the exception of the disastrous pandemic years of 2020 and 2021). Never before have so many people lived in affluence, safety, and good health.