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Drawn from what Steve Jobs said
optimism Expecting things to go well: whether it is what gets things built, or a bias that forecasts keep paying for.
I'm an optimist in the sense that I believe humans are noble and honorable, and some of them are really smart. I have a very optimistic view of individuals. As individuals, people are inherently good. I have a somewhat more pessimistic view of people in groups.
Where this was said
↗Steve Jobs: The Next Insanely Great Thing (Wired, February 1996), interview by Gary Wolfwired.com
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