What if human beings were not inherently optimistic?

Yes, the world would be completely different if human beings were not inherently optimistic. People would not be able enhance technology, even might not be able to persevere to complete a simple task.

If people do not have the mindset of moving forward or thinking about new possibilities, we would not bother to think of the possibilities of what we can do and just toss the idea aside when the idea was actually in our grasp. If human beings were not inherently optimistic, our ancestors might not have bothered to venture out of their caves and look for something new and we could still be running around in the jungle with clothes made out of animal fur looking for food. Furthermore, it was because of the optimism that Isaac Newton had that allowed us to have a much better understanding of gravity.

Without being inherently optimistic, human beings would not be able to persevere to finish any task. People would not think of all the good things that they can get after completing a certain task and could find it not worth finishing that task and just stop right there. If that task was a big project like constructing a world class hotel which could cost millions of dollars and the person in charge just felt that finishing this project was not worth it and stopped the entire operation, the building’s construction would come to a halt and this would not only bring disappointment to the people who were expecting the completion of that building and also cause a waste in resources as the unfinished building would have to be demolished eventually.

I feel that if humans were not inherently optimistic, there would be many disadvantages that people would have. We would have many difficulties in our daily lives. One example of such disadvantages would be not being able to start any thing new as we would think that doing such a thing would not be worth it and not bother to do anything about it. Another example of the problem of not being inherently optimistic in our daily lives would be that I would not be able to complete a difficult homework as I would not want to finish it whenever I encounter a tough question as I would not think of all the good things that I can benefit from such a question and would leave it blank. I feel that it would be best if humans were inherently optimistic as it would benefit them more than not being inherently optimistic.