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Feb 17 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
What is Tragic Optimism? A Thread
Last week, I wrote about toxic positivity. To summarize, toxic positivity is a forced denial of any tragic past. It’s often encouraged in the military to “embrace the suck.”
In combat, and in the events that follow, it makes sense to grin and bear difficult and tragic circumstances.