{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"LiveTube News","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news","author_name":"LiveTube","author_url":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/author\/livetube-admin","title":"LiveTube News | Video: Understanding \"hopeful pessimism\" | The Gray Area","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"AbxZ6kVb8s\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-understanding-hopeful-pessimism-the-gray-area\">Video: Understanding &#8220;hopeful pessimism&#8221; | The Gray Area<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-understanding-hopeful-pessimism-the-gray-area\/embed#?secret=AbxZ6kVb8s\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Video: Understanding &#8220;hopeful pessimism&#8221; | The Gray Area&#8221; &#8212; LiveTube News\" data-secret=\"AbxZ6kVb8s\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/hqdefault-PIzPoX.jpg","thumbnail_width":480,"thumbnail_height":360,"description":"We live in a culture obsessed with hope. We are trained to believe that being hopeful is the key to success. Stay positive. The sun will come out tomorrow. Keep the faith. But maintaining that kind of blind hope is hard. When our hopes are dashed, we often feel defeated. In a world that\u2019s filled with lots of dark clouds and very few silver linings, perhaps we need a better way to balance our hope and our pessimism. In today\u2019s episode, Sean interviews philosopher Mara van der Lugt about her new book Hopeful Pessimism. The two talk about how to sustain hope when you\u2019re feeling pessimistic, the pitfalls of blind hope, and what the climate movement can teach us about staying motivated when success is unlikely. Subscribe to our channel! http:\/\/goo.gl\/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http:\/\/www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http:\/\/goo.gl\/IZONyE Follow Vox on Facebook: http:\/\/goo.gl\/U2g06o Or Twitter: http:\/\/goo.gl\/XFrZ5H"}