I love the optimism thread, if only as an escape from the sourness. I remember at some point there being a "Pessimism Thread". Perhaps that might be a chance for the Debbie Downers to still get the negative things off their chest, without dragging down every other thread. To be fair, I don't think this sort of statement is any more productive than most of the things that are being discussed. It can be, and often is, viewed as passive aggressive snark. I agree that things have gone too far and I certainly do not absolve myself of my role in that escalation but let's not pretend it doesn't rub both ways.