Thats true. I think the majority of people have less optimistic outlook because of all the doom and gloom being trumpeted by media. Media wants to make money. People want to watch extremes (extreme good or extreme bad) . If you want to get people emotionally connected to your media outlet, tell them the world is gunna end and to stay tuned for more details. They'll watch like its a religion. I guess thats the long way of suggesting that the world is in almost the same condition it was in 20 years ago and people are falling victim to marketing and forgetting to think for themselves.
Terminator 2
12 Monkeys
The Matrix
We've been envisioning this for a long time.