It’s interesting to see how optimistic animals can be.
Makes the human choice of pessimism seem quite odd if you think about it.
When I was a teenager, I once mentioned on a date that I thought self-loathing was a uniquely human trait.
I still think so, and I think it inclines us to a level of pessimism that robs us of our agency.
Might there be what to speak of regarding an ethical imperative to optimism?