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Re:Watching Jeff Bezos Go to Space Was More Depressing Than ... by anigbrowl on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @03:22AM (#27903320)
This graph is a good summary of why that positive thinking mindset doesn't pay off like it used to, and most people are rationally pessimistic: https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/wp-content/uploads...

Also, there's a lot of context missing from your analysis. Many people find Elon Musk annoying, even a dick, but his space company has done genuinely innovative stuff and is reliably doing commercial deliveries. Bezos is an even more successful businessman, but he's also almost cartoonishly self-absorbed and increasingly looks like a guy with more money than sense. You could see everyone around him cringing today when he was 'thanking' Amazon customers and employees for paying for his Very Big Adventure.

millions of average persons dedicating 2 or 3h of their 16h/day budget on negative thoughts about other people's lives

Calling bullshit on bullshit isn't dedicating hours to negative thoughts. People dislike Jeff Bezos because his company does things like putting anti-union posters on the insides of employee toilet stalls so people can't have even a moment of privacy at work.

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