37 here, and that is <i>exactly</i> how I feel.  I&#x27;m hardly an optimist about how a lot of things in the world are going, but world-weary cynicism (the world is shit, it&#x27;ll never change, everyone is corrupt, etc) grates on me as cloying and juvenile.  I always end up thinking it says more about the person than the world itself.<p>These days, I usually find myself starting to argue and push back against that, and occasionally I do end up coming down to &quot;So the world is shit, you&#x27;re not even going to try to do anything about it, what in life do you have to be proud of about yourself at this point?&quot;<p>I feel better for not putting up with it, but it has led to some tense arguments with extended family, friends, hairdressers (haha, seriously).