(Asher Reflecting after his CEO Sleep-out)

Melissa R. Michelson, a professor of political science at Menlo College, commented, “Because of the concurrent rise of support for the Black Lives Matter movement, I see people taking a second look at the role of AI in our daily lives, as exemplified by the decision to stop police use of facial recognition technology. I am optimistic that our newfound appreciation of racism and discrimination will continue to impact decisions about when and how to implement AI.”

"Above all, I believe what #Europe needs is #leaders who transmit hope and #optimism. People are tired and frustrated here. We need to stand with the people, tell the truth but also tell them there is light at the end of the tunnel"

World Health Organization's Dr Hans Kluge nails it!

All countries need "#leaders who transmit hope and #optimism"

https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/emea/himss21europe-europe-needs-leaders-who-transmit-hope-and-optimism

"Optimism is inspiring me right now. I think people who look at joyful, hopeful people and think ‘They’re naive’ don’t realize how much work it takes to be joyful and hopeful."

— a wonderful interview with @bymariandrew, written by @tylerkcalder https://t.co/gO7H5JKZfD pic.twitter.com/ok9IMOkIv8

— alisha ramos (@alishalisha) July 20, 2018

To foster long term optimism, I am taking a lot of time to do what I love (besides teaching). I go on lots of walks around Chicago, running to my fav spots, start the day with yoga, and read books! Also making a commitment to trying new pizza places

— Stephanie Peisker (@Peisker54) November 18, 2020

Our Institute Director @kaarin_anstey talks about optimism and #ageing, how people with higher morale and are #positive tend to have better health outcomes and live longer.

Thank you to host @rgloveroz and @abcsydney Drive: https://t.co/Cbus08D5Rf pic.twitter.com/PMRWES5p35

— UNSW Ageing Futures Institute (@AgeingFutures) September 2, 2019

"It is the ability to protect ourselves against adversity by maintaining a positive, hopeful and #optimistic attitude that allows us to project ourselves into the future."

https://newsday.co.tt/2021/06/02/finding-your-inner-strength/

Fraport’s executive board chairman, Dr Stefan Schulte:

“Looking ahead, we are overall optimistic, even if the pandemic will continue to impact our business for a while. This optimism is based, above all, on the ongoing progress of the vaccination programmes. Here, not only Germany but also many important key countries are making very good progress."

“We live in such a fucked-up world, so it’s important to make some optimistic music once in a while,” Alessio Natalizia said. “I think it’s our job as an artist to give options, to give possibilities, and a different way of doing things. And I think hope is one of those options.”

Fans could’ve been forgiven for thinking otherwise. Natalizia’s music at that point in time was imposing and brutalist, more reflective of a “fucked-up world” than any avenue out. The key song from Good Luck, the album he was then promoting, was a team-up with Québécoise nihilist Marie Davidson, whose own brand of coldwave doubles as anti-club manifesto. “Hope” seemed at best like a far-off prospect, at worst a cruel joke.

A few years and a few records later, the truth of Natalizia’s statement is coming into view. On How to Leave Your Body—roughly his 10th record, including collaborations with Romance and Mark Lanegan under his Dark Mark moniker—Natalizia triumphantly and effusively embraces optimism, thawing out his trademark industrial chill underneath a hard-earned sunrise. Less an EBM album than a showcase of the best textures contemporary experimental pop has to offer, How to Leave Your Body offers a counterweight to modern doomsaying, choosing instead to celebrate the fragility and strangeness of the human experience with uncommon earnestness.

Read more https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/not-waving-how-to-leave-your-body/

Dame Sally Davies, UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance, on optimism when facing massive #globalhealth challenges:

"It comes from a strong belief in humanity and the strength of science. It's about them, it's not about me." #ATLHealthSummit pic.twitter.com/0jGrhwTukv

— CSIS Global Health (@CSISHealth) June 1, 2021