{"id":1226,"date":"2025-10-01T16:11:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T14:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbafamily.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/01\/optimism-doesnt-fall-from-the-sky\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T10:18:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T09:18:00","slug":"optimism-doesnt-fall-from-the-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbafamily.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/01\/optimism-doesnt-fall-from-the-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"Optimism Doesn\u2019t Fall from the Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||7vw||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;||7vw||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||7vw||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Optimism Doesn\u2019t Fall from the Sky <\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/mbafamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1.-Optymizm-nie-spada-z-nieba.jpeg&#8221; alt=&#8221;A man in a suit stands at the lectern and gives a presentation&#8221; title_text=&#8221;1. 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