It's as if art is being used as a tool for psychological effect, isn't it? "Add four more points of optimisim in the thirty-fifth minute." When I think of Czech cinema, there's a strong thread of tragicomedy that's present in some films: I think that that would confound the designers you mentioned.
November 10, 2026 at 9:34 PM
It's as if art is being used as a tool for psychological effect, isn't it? "Add four more points of optimisim in the thirty-fifth minute." When I think of Czech cinema, there's a strong thread of tragicomedy that's present in some films: I think that that would confound the designers you mentioned.
the opposite of pessimism isn't 'optimisim.' it's something different. wild and new. forward. it's whatever you want it to be. creativity. peace. a river. a dog figuring out if they drop a ball at the top of the stairs, it goes thump thump thump. garden peppers. something like that.
November 10, 2026 at 4:17 PM
the opposite of pessimism isn't 'optimisim.' it's something different. wild and new. forward. it's whatever you want it to be. creativity. peace. a river. a dog figuring out if they drop a ball at the top of the stairs, it goes thump thump thump. garden peppers. something like that.
How do you NOT get this? Optimisim is the mind killer. We need to yell at libs to yell at their elects or shit doesn't get better.
November 6, 2026 at 2:57 PM
How do you NOT get this? Optimisim is the mind killer. We need to yell at libs to yell at their elects or shit doesn't get better.
If nothing else: a soundtrack for the fuckedupness of our days. Neither on the side of toxic optimisim nor doom & gloom.
A few #BandCampCodes as a headstart:
pg3b-jk54
k7jq-j8am
v8vx-blmu
9kbj-xj8p
ma9a-334j
A few #BandCampCodes as a headstart:
pg3b-jk54
k7jq-j8am
v8vx-blmu
9kbj-xj8p
ma9a-334j
November 6, 2026 at 8:12 AM
If nothing else: a soundtrack for the fuckedupness of our days. Neither on the side of toxic optimisim nor doom & gloom.
A few #BandCampCodes as a headstart:
pg3b-jk54
k7jq-j8am
v8vx-blmu
9kbj-xj8p
ma9a-334j
A few #BandCampCodes as a headstart:
pg3b-jk54
k7jq-j8am
v8vx-blmu
9kbj-xj8p
ma9a-334j
Optimisim? Nostalgia?
November 2, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Optimisim? Nostalgia?
go home...
That would be the blessing of a lifetime, and I'd gladly return to the forest from whence these old bones were wrapped in vines. ^^;
Optimisim is nice, and holding onto it is important. I just hope things start moving ok again in this space for once. >_<
So much wasted time...
~C2R
That would be the blessing of a lifetime, and I'd gladly return to the forest from whence these old bones were wrapped in vines. ^^;
Optimisim is nice, and holding onto it is important. I just hope things start moving ok again in this space for once. >_<
So much wasted time...
~C2R
November 5, 2026 at 10:32 PM
go home...
That would be the blessing of a lifetime, and I'd gladly return to the forest from whence these old bones were wrapped in vines. ^^;
Optimisim is nice, and holding onto it is important. I just hope things start moving ok again in this space for once. >_<
So much wasted time...
~C2R
That would be the blessing of a lifetime, and I'd gladly return to the forest from whence these old bones were wrapped in vines. ^^;
Optimisim is nice, and holding onto it is important. I just hope things start moving ok again in this space for once. >_<
So much wasted time...
~C2R
i've been up 18 hours each day for the past 3 days
but at least this time it was with a big-ass fucking grin and some real fucking optimisim and hope
but at least this time it was with a big-ass fucking grin and some real fucking optimisim and hope
November 4, 2026 at 5:34 AM
i've been up 18 hours each day for the past 3 days
but at least this time it was with a big-ass fucking grin and some real fucking optimisim and hope
but at least this time it was with a big-ass fucking grin and some real fucking optimisim and hope
Wort des Tages: genrequeer.
For the sake of #BandCampFriday and all that jazz, here's another repost of my album Crisis And Critique that was released last month.
12 song, 10 guest musicians, post industrial jazz/genrequeer experimental music on hospital floor-green 12'' vinyl.
https://davidwallraf.bandcamp.com/album/crisis-and-critique-ecologies-of-the-personal
If nothing else: a soundtrack for the fuckedupness of our days. Neither on the side of toxic optimisim nor doom & gloom.
Here's a couple of #BandCampCodes as a headstart:
b6tb-hxjy
53nm-eptr
gaa9-ur3l
2f9k-ellj
d52u-ua5y
mastodon.social
November 6, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Wort des Tages: genrequeer.
Lo que saldría en mi milenial optimisim moodboard
October 31, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Lo que saldría en mi milenial optimisim moodboard
it was always a bit cynical at the origin but then became homogenized and turned into music in commercials. even banal stuff like "pumped up kicks" was steeped in ironic optimisim. or just smile thru it kinda thing
October 30, 2026 at 12:55 PM
it was always a bit cynical at the origin but then became homogenized and turned into music in commercials. even banal stuff like "pumped up kicks" was steeped in ironic optimisim. or just smile thru it kinda thing
I am not clicking on any of those “millennial optimisim” videos, they all look like bait
(Note: not a millennial)
(Note: not a millennial)
October 30, 2026 at 3:40 AM
I am not clicking on any of those “millennial optimisim” videos, they all look like bait
(Note: not a millennial)
(Note: not a millennial)
The funny sad thing is in my high school two of these guys died and this was their memorial song...so definitely not optimisim associations for me
October 30, 2026 at 11:13 AM
The funny sad thing is in my high school two of these guys died and this was their memorial song...so definitely not optimisim associations for me
Oh, ok, cool it's really simple and straightforward...what a relief! /s
(I will continue to watch and try to learn...and hope for a better world. I will carry the optimisim of the will)
(I will continue to watch and try to learn...and hope for a better world. I will carry the optimisim of the will)
October 29, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Oh, ok, cool it's really simple and straightforward...what a relief! /s
(I will continue to watch and try to learn...and hope for a better world. I will carry the optimisim of the will)
(I will continue to watch and try to learn...and hope for a better world. I will carry the optimisim of the will)
Go vote. Don't rely on poll data or optimisim. Vote like you are the deciding vote between good and evil.
October 28, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Go vote. Don't rely on poll data or optimisim. Vote like you are the deciding vote between good and evil.
That's a lot of Canadians. If you're not happy with the government, just check out and assume your family will be OK. I'm happy I don't have kids. 0 optimisim for the future if the country, planet, or species.
October 25, 2026 at 11:01 AM
That's a lot of Canadians. If you're not happy with the government, just check out and assume your family will be OK. I'm happy I don't have kids. 0 optimisim for the future if the country, planet, or species.
suddenly i understand millennial optimisim
October 23, 2026 at 3:32 PM
suddenly i understand millennial optimisim
Yeah, doomed was a strong word. I mean, a justification for the optimisim bias is that it's an optimal behavior if you average across different timelines, but also completely ignore depressing pipelines out of sheer disdain for them :)
October 18, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Yeah, doomed was a strong word. I mean, a justification for the optimisim bias is that it's an optimal behavior if you average across different timelines, but also completely ignore depressing pipelines out of sheer disdain for them :)
I respect your optimisim.
October 16, 2026 at 1:07 AM
I respect your optimisim.
This is what failed Labour myopia looks like.
Monbiot's optimisim is based on what? This, and this alone: 'At the Labour conference last week, Andy Burnham promised “a Britain where people feel the country has got their back again”.'
Aye right. They're sold out and #partoftheproblem.
Vote Green!
Monbiot's optimisim is based on what? This, and this alone: 'At the Labour conference last week, Andy Burnham promised “a Britain where people feel the country has got their back again”.'
Aye right. They're sold out and #partoftheproblem.
Vote Green!
The threats to our resilience are the same as the threats to our democracy: corporate lobbyists shaping policy, with dire consequences for our ability to withstand crises. Burnham seems to want to change this. But is he aware of scale of the task? My column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Stockpile food – and wash your hands: is that really how to prepare for environmental catastrophe? | George Monbiot
The UK state is dumping its responsibilities on our doorsteps, while green-lighting policies that lead us closer to crisis, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2026 at 6:50 AM
This is what failed Labour myopia looks like.
Monbiot's optimisim is based on what? This, and this alone: 'At the Labour conference last week, Andy Burnham promised “a Britain where people feel the country has got their back again”.'
Aye right. They're sold out and #partoftheproblem.
Vote Green!
Monbiot's optimisim is based on what? This, and this alone: 'At the Labour conference last week, Andy Burnham promised “a Britain where people feel the country has got their back again”.'
Aye right. They're sold out and #partoftheproblem.
Vote Green!
Brazil is needing this more than ever, not blind optimisim, but just... optimisim... hope...
October 7, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Brazil is needing this more than ever, not blind optimisim, but just... optimisim... hope...
may expand your mind... or may expand your mind's view of what could theoretically be cleaned, first resulting in exuberant optimisim, then a dark spiral into the caustic reality of operationalizing such a realization
but it's worth a try!
but it's worth a try!
September 30, 2026 at 5:12 PM
may expand your mind... or may expand your mind's view of what could theoretically be cleaned, first resulting in exuberant optimisim, then a dark spiral into the caustic reality of operationalizing such a realization
but it's worth a try!
but it's worth a try!
This kinda 'optimisim' is what will get people complacent. Just go vote. Don't let the promise of a land slide keep you home assuming someone else has it covered for you.
I'm not sure I've seen this level of GOP panic in my lifetime. The leaks have become a flood. Republicans are privately admitting this looks like 2006. They're saying the map is disintegrating. One even predicts a "wipelout."
On the pod, we bring you all of it:
newrepublic.com/article/2159...
On the pod, we bring you all of it:
newrepublic.com/article/2159...
Trump Erupts in Wild Panic as GOP Midterm Leaks Grow Urgent: “Wipeout”
As GOP alarm about the midterms worsens, a progressive data researcher explains the deeper reasons voters are so angry and dissatisfied right now—especially in red states with big Senate races.
newrepublic.com
September 29, 2026 at 12:24 PM
This kinda 'optimisim' is what will get people complacent. Just go vote. Don't let the promise of a land slide keep you home assuming someone else has it covered for you.
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September 27, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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Amazed what Geoff Molson accepted and bought the plan Gorton was selling. A team that went from zero to heros in five years. I have not seen this level of optimisim in 35 years, and having the top prospects, drafting, and development depts in the league in 40 years.
NHL writer Dan Rosen’s Stanley Cup prediction:
• East: Montreal Canadiens
• West: Colorado Avalanche
• Stanley Cup champion: Montreal Canadiens
• Conn Smythe Trophy winner: Lane Hutson, Montreal Canadiens
• East: Montreal Canadiens
• West: Colorado Avalanche
• Stanley Cup champion: Montreal Canadiens
• Conn Smythe Trophy winner: Lane Hutson, Montreal Canadiens
September 25, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Amazed what Geoff Molson accepted and bought the plan Gorton was selling. A team that went from zero to heros in five years. I have not seen this level of optimisim in 35 years, and having the top prospects, drafting, and development depts in the league in 40 years.
I’M CHOOSING RECKLESS OPTIMISIM AND NONE OF YOU CAN TAKE IT AWAY FROM ME!!!
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September 21, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I’M CHOOSING RECKLESS OPTIMISIM AND NONE OF YOU CAN TAKE IT AWAY FROM ME!!!