I was called a cynic the other day.
That's a fair assessment. After all, I have a general distrust in human motivation, and therefore any and all institutions headed by said humans.
But, I am not a pessimist. In fact, I have incredible hope.
The world is not getting worse and worse. The evolution of technology, transparency and thought is overwhelming human ignorance, by definition. The world will get better and better. In fact, it's already started.