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What if cynicism is just disappointed idealism?

The most cynical people in the room often started as the most idealistic. They didn't stop caring. They got burned. And the protective shell they built looks a lot like not caring at all.

Cynicism, like all forms of contempt, is actually a defense against a more painful emotion: grief.— Charles Eisenstein
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Writer on Civilization & Ecology

Charles Eisenstein is an author and speaker exploring themes of civilization, economics, and ecology. His books include Sacred Economics and The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible.

Based on Charles Eisenstein — The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible, summarised and reframed by Insights.

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