It’s an open secret that the Ukraine war and the EU’s continued tens of billions sent to Kiev are becoming increasingly unpopular among the European public, and hard data is beginning to reveal just how much the discontent has risen. A new survey by no less than the (ultra-establishment entity) European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) has […]
Posts Tagged ‘Pessimism’
Consumer Confidence Slips in May as Pessimism Grows and Prices Keep Rising
U.S. consumers are cooling plans to buy big-ticket items or spend on summer vacations. Views: 0
In Iraq, apathy and pessimism as millions vote in early elections
Iraqis voted Sunday in parliamentary elections held months ahead of schedule as a concession to a youth-led popular uprising against corruption and mismanagement. But the voting was marked by widespread apathy and a boycott by many of the young activists who thronged the streets of Baghdad and Iraq’s southern provinces in late 2019. Tens of […]
20 Cognitive Biases That Screw Up Your Decisions (infographic)
“Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.” Arthur Schopenhauer, Studies in Pessimism: The Essays Perception is a funny thing. We all know that things like our environment, experiences, thoughts, and feelings influence the way we perceive and interact with the world around us, but often we […]