I am doing the best I can to remain ludicrously optimistic because I do have to get up every morning and interact with people. If I don't stay ludicrously optimistic, I get very afraid nobody else will. I probably should have a t-shirt made that says ludicrously optimistic on the front and totally unashamed on the back. 

I am thinking of joining the People's Ludicrously Optimistic Front, because I need the companionship and support. 

PLOF meet on Tuesday's and Saturday's from 6-8pm Eastern time which does not conflict with my therapy sessions, work hours, and my scheduled interactions with a variety of bartenders. It's a good fit for me. 

I do want to thank you for noticing my ludicrous optimism because it makes me feel I am presenting myself in a positive manner. 

I would say we do agree, people choose what to believe more than ever and they vote based on those chosen beliefs and what they believe benefits them most. What I am wondering about is if they will recognize when things that were promised to them don't actually happen that at least some of the things they chose to believe were actually not at all true. 

I know they will still believe some of what they believe because, come on, I'm just ludicrously optimistic, not crazy.