Someone had an excellent observation about the Canadian mindset: the uninformed optimist.

I would extend that to the middle-class in general, but it is not wrong. Canada excels at cultivating the belief that the country is a middle-class one, and people well below that line see themselves as middle-class, not poor.

People have no facts, even though they could get them, and yet, have a sunny view of the future.

The Uninformed Optimist will strut into LinkedIn, TikTok, and other social media and make a big declaration, with zero critical facts. You challenge them with actual facts, and there is usually radio silence. Decrees will not make the future rigged to a sunny outcome.

You need facts.

Both those that confirm and refute a theory.

Appealing to Authority is not a fact. It is a logical fallacy.

If you want a positive outcome, you have to face the negative. It won’t go away just because you don’t want to know it.