(Content warning: Deep, all-encompassing pessimism. If you read to the end I promise a deep kernel of optimism as a reward.) I’m often accused of being naively optimistic. Not so! I, too, believe that mostly everything is terrible. More precisely: Almost everything is false; almost everything is suffering; almost everything is bad; almost no-one is evil; on and on and on. Nonetheless, I am deeply optimistic about life and the world. Let me explain. Reasons for Pessimism There