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Cynicism, i.e. the view that everyone else has base motivations, is the definition of a self-fulfilling prophesy. You're cynical? Well, soon everyone around you will be too, and where will we be then? All the politicians are crooks and phonies? Well, they sure will be soon if everyone voting for them thinks that. In fact, as far as I can see, cynicism is the rule across the world, and look at the state most countries are in. For comparison (there aren't many), check out the world's least cynical countries - i.e., those with the highest social trust, where people believe that "others are basically good", where they trust their politicians. I won't name them (you can guess them) but those countries just happen to have the best indicators on pretty much every measure of success - not just economic wealth but also all the social indicators and indeed happiness. To me at least, the connection is plain obvious. Being a cynic is a choice, and a completely counterproductive one if you want to see good things in the world.
Skepticism, on the other hand? I'm all in on that.