A word that has been finding its way into our conversations a lot lately...hubris [HYOO-bruhs]
-excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance
"As both capitalist and communist states—not to mention the technological world—have evolved under the illusion that men purposefully built them, ideological optimism seeps into every niche of our lives. It is made worse by mass culture which feeds our most destructive illusions, fostering the belief that if we’re only justified (and who isn't?) if we only calculate things correctly, if we only do the right thing (and who doesn't?) then the future must yield the desired results. There must always be a way. And so hubris turns to false certainties, everyone expects to be a winner, and each morning is a mind-blowing surprise."
-Stephen Vizinczey, One of the Very Few
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