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Optimism is a common psychological state that has been encouraged by political bodies, religions, and social institutions. It has been widely addressed in literature, where imagined utopias seek ways to establish peaceful societies with eternally optimistic inhabitants. On the negative side, optimism is a malleable state of mind that can be coerced or manipulated.
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Larson, W. (2019). Optimism. In: Paul, H. (eds) Critical Terms in Futures Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28987-4_33
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