Also, sometimes the people saying this have their identity, reputation, or their career tied to the pessimistic belief. They might consciously prefer the optimistic outcome, but I reckon emotionally/subconsciously the bias would clearly be in the other direction.
Also, sometimes the people saying this have their identity, reputation, or their career tied to the pessimistic belief. They might consciously prefer the optimistic outcome, but I reckon emotionally/subconsciously the bias would clearly be in the other direction.