Eeyore vs Pangloss
missmarketcrash has been busy analysing the perception-driven world of economics and the contest between optimists and pessimists - or is it pessimists and optimists ? I am firmly on the optimists' team but I have a feeling she has a sneaking affection for the opposition. The bad boys always get the girls. Anyway here are some results from my economics zeitgeist data from the last three months - showing that bloggers at least are more positive than negative. And according to miss's search data, much more positive than the general public. 20090222 pessimism: 7 optimism: 11 20090301 pessimism: 4 optimism: 16 20090308 pessimism: 14 optimism: 13 20090315 pessimism: 12 optimism: 15 20090322 pessimism: 6 optimism: 16 20090329 pessimism: 5 optimism: 29 20090405 pessimism: 3 optimism: 9 20090412 pessimism: 11 optimism: 23 20090419 pessimism: 5 optimism: 30 20090426 pessimism: 5 optimism: 28 20090503 pessimism: 6 optimism: 28 20090510 pessimism: 1 optimism: 25 200...