It’s definitely an overly simplistic explanation, but as someone at the intersection between these two cultures it seems useful.
As I references in the footnote, it’s not a new thing at all. There’s a fascinating theory (although I can’t remember who to credit or what to call it) that you can’t evolve self-awareness without the optimism bias because you’d end up with crippling depression/anxiety and not get around to spreading your genes.
But if you evolve the optimism bias without self-awareness you’re likely to get eaten :D
There’s also a whole school of Pessimist philosophy you might find interesting (or if you’re an optimist, disturbing).
Sure :)
It’s definitely an overly simplistic explanation, but as someone at the intersection between these two cultures it seems useful.
As I references in the footnote, it’s not a new thing at all. There’s a fascinating theory (although I can’t remember who to credit or what to call it) that you can’t evolve self-awareness without the optimism bias because you’d end up with crippling depression/anxiety and not get around to spreading your genes.
But if you evolve the optimism bias without self-awareness you’re likely to get eaten :D
There’s also a whole school of Pessimist philosophy you might find interesting (or if you’re an optimist, disturbing).