This is a repost of an episode from 2003, but with an added leadoff that we recorded recently.
 
This episode discusses a topic that bears constant revisiting: our pessimism (because of intellect) and our optimism (because of will). No, it's not just a doomer affectation that we can use to sound as cool as we look; it's a critical method of engaging with the bleak reality that faces us. 

The only way out is through, but getting through is possible. 

Revolutionary Pessimism: The Worst is Yet to Come 
<a href='https://www.christiansocialism.com/2020/05/12/covid-peter-fleming-revolutionary-pessimism-capitalism/'>https://www.christiansocialism.com/2020/05/12/covid-peter-fleming-revolutionary-pessimism-capitalism/</a> 

Pessimism of the Will
<a href='https://viewpointmag.com/2020/05/28/pessimism-of-the-will/'>https://viewpointmag.com/2020/05/28/pessimism-of-the-will/</a> 

CRITICAL PESSIMISM AND THE LIMITS OF TRADITIONAL MARXISM  
<a href='https://sci-hub.se/https://www.jstor.org/stable/657342'>https://www.jstor.org/stable/657342</a> 

For A Refresher: 

The Proper Amount of Bumming People Out: Pessimisms and Optimisms of Intellect and Will
<a href='https://regrettablecentury.buzzsprout.com/220523/1410229-the-proper-amount-of-bumming-people-out-pessimisms-and-optimisms-of-intellect-and-will'>https://regrettablecentury.buzzsprout.com/220523/1410229-the-proper-amount-of-bumming-people-out-pessimisms-and-optimisms-of-intellect-and-will</a>

Scattered Thoughts on Melancholia and the Organization of Pessimism
<a href='https://regrettablecentury.buzzsprout.com/220523/1320682-scattered-thoughts-on-melancholia-and-the-organization-of-pessimism'>https://regrettablecentury.buzzsprout.com/220523/1320682-scattered-thoughts-on-melancholia-and-the-organization-of-pessimism</a>

Pessimism of the Intellect, Pessimism of the Will
<a href='https://regrettablecentury.buzzsprout.com/220523/889740-pessimism-of-the-intellect-pessimism-of-the-will'>https://regrettablecentury.buzzsprout.com/220523/889740-pessimism-of-the-intellect-pessimism-of-the-will</a> 

Music- <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIgX-kP5sj4'>Англия - Сказочный мир</a>

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