Food for thought. I think his TED analogy is flawed, but I agree with the argument that those who inform us about the world also shape our world. If our world view is being shaped anyway, why not shape it into something more inspiring / hopeful?
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OftenBen: Critical thinking without hope is cynicism. Hope without critical thinking is naïveté.
kleinbl00 this is more along the lines of what I was thinking when I was being a depressing ass a short while ago. Not excusing the behavior, just explaining a thought process.