I am considered a cynical person, but I also understand that some ignoble intentions might be transparent if I am too cynical. So even having that in mind, I still feel the need to be cynical. I feel the need to burst peoples’ bubbles when they are overly optimistic about an idea, or that it looks like they didn’t put much thought in what they believe. I don’t know why I have such an urge to force people to be more rigorous with their belief-forming processes. Maybe it is just a pet peeve of mine.
I am considered a cynical person, but I also understand that some ignoble intentions might be transparent if I am too cynical. So even having that in mind, I still feel the need to be cynical. I feel the need to burst peoples’ bubbles when they are overly optimistic about an idea, or that it looks like they didn’t put much thought in what they believe. I don’t know why I have such an urge to force people to be more rigorous with their belief-forming processes. Maybe it is just a pet peeve of mine.
The key is to burst bubbles when people are overly optimistic—but not when they are just as optimistic as they ought to be.