I grew up in Europe where comfy bullshit is a little less a staple diet. As kids we were appalled by American movies and their Hollywood endings. Disneyland and Disney movies were the tip of the spear. You only had to be about 11 years old when you woke up one day and said "No more of that shit for me". I admit that I do enjoy American positivism, but let's face it, when it goes beyond a certain mark on the dial, it's pure bullshit. smart people have a positive outlook mixed with an ability to digest the truth.