But possibly being wrong doesn’t explainthe anger my columns have provoked, in the form of email and online reactions.Weather forecasters and sports experts are routinely wrong about outcomes, andwhile those missed predictions can trigger some ridicule, they’re not usually arecipe for rage.
虽然我的乐观情绪可能是不对的,但是这并不能解释为何我的文章会引发这么多的愤怒,有些人发邮件给我表达他们的愤怒,有的直接在网上回复。天气预报和体育专家也有不准确的时候,虽然二者的错误预测可能会引发人们的嘲弄,但并不经常引起人们的巨大愤怒。
True, the online world of comments andcommentary skews towards the negative, especially in the realm of economics andpolitics. People are more likely to express feelings based on disagreement anda sense of outrage than they are to react based on concord. Anger is a hotexperience that triggers action; agreement, even strong agreement, tends to bea more passive reaction.
是的,网民们的评论和观点都倾向于消极,特别是在经济和政治议题上。人们更倾向于表达自己的异议和愤怒,而不是赞许。愤怒才能起激发人们行动;而赞许,甚至是强烈的赞许,只是一种更加消极和被动的反应。
But why does optimism about today’s worldgenerate such strong hostility? Perhaps because it contradicts what many peoplebelieve. Positive views on the present are seen as a slap in the face by peoplewho have negative experiences, which, according to some polls, is the majorityof Americans. Surveys suggest that more Americans than ever—66 percent,according to one poll—believe that the country is headed in the wrongdirection. Other polls say much the same thing. Two years ago the numberswere even worse. Americans of the past few years are less positive about thefuture than they have been at any point since the 1970s.
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