Optimistic-Pesimist: A person who recognizes that the world is full of problems and that things are not fine or good or even mildly acceptable but still has hope and belief in humanity and civilization. They believe, on one hand, that we have come a long way throughout human history in improving our lives and existence but, on the other hand, have a much further way to go. Also characterized by the belief that, as the world has gotten more complicated, the issues become increasingly more difficult to disentangle so that it takes somewhat of an exponential effort to continue to keep humanity on a path of improvement.

See also: Non-suicidal emo-kids, disenchanted college students, skeptical technological futurists