It's easy to be cynical – as I'm quite aware. The economy is tough. Industries are changing. Society is altering. There will probably be another "Transformers" movie.
It's easy to be cynical all the time. It's fashionable, cool, and makes you look all deep and mature.
Cynicism also doesn't solve a damn thing. You can be as worried as you want about the career economy, you can be fashionably cynical or really cynical, but here's the basic painful truth:
Cynicism is NOT a strategy.
Being cynical won't solve a problem. It doesn't make things work better. It doesn't do anything. At best it can be a shield or an indicator of problems – and that's it. An alarm doesn't put out the fire, a shield doesn't defeat an enemy.
So ask yourself this – is cynicism something you treat as a strategy? Is it so core to your identity, actions (or just sheer posing) that it's something you treat as vital, as part of your identity as something that is somehow going to yield results?
It's not.
Strategy is about planning, organizing, measuring, and achieving. Being cynical doesn't do any of these things.
In fact the longer you remain cynical, the less you get done, and the more cynical you become. Not a recipe for success.
– Steven Savage