An Open Call for Pragmatic Meliorism

"Meliorism (Latin melior, better): the idea that progress is a real concept and humans can interfere with natural processes to improve the world."

What would it look like to embrace pragmatic meliorism instead of cynicism?

Acknowledging problems while focusing on solutions

Learning from history without being imprisoned by it

Maintaining high standards while accepting incremental progress

Combining skeptical analysis with constructive action

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