The American Doom in Gloomers VS. Super Optimists

PomeroySays
5 min readApr 16, 2022
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Which one are you?

Have you noticed throughout this pandemic/war/recession there are two types of people- Doug Doom in Gloomer or a Patty Happy Face?

Two distinct groups have emerged:

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The American Doom in Gloomer:

The sky is falling! The sky is falling! Doug Doom in Gloomer is ready for the end of the world and will tell you all about it.

They are smart and have facts, statistics, and stories. They know it’s coming and are going to make sure you know too. Readers gobble up their content. We prepare by stockpiling food, and supplies, and in some cases, people are stockpiling guns. It’s the end of the world apocalypse!!!

Get ready or you will not survive!

The problem with this group is they are on the express lane to the future. While prep is important, they are no longer living in the present.

My grandmother used to say, “when you worry, you are borrowing trouble from the future.” And that is very true right now. After all, we have gone through these past 2+ years, we need to live in the present…

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