Someone who knows it's all going to shit, but
still thinks it
will turn out OK
"It" most commonly refers to the
environment, or humanity, but could be other things as well.
Guy 1: "The envrionment is being degraded at an unparalled rate, we'
re literally destroying ourselves... but, it'll probably turn out OK. If we
fail, the planet
will likely heal itself in our abscence."
Guy 2: "Man, he's such an apocaloptimist."