Hope springs a trap. Recent research confirms that an absence of optimism plays a large role in keeping people trapped in poverty.
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Yup
And think about France now: The French population has one the world highest levels of pessimism, despite the fact
and economic policies that tend to foment only...small percentage of people.
Oh, hm, that sounds familiar.