Unlike most pathological pessimists, Winnie-the-Pooh’s friend Eeyore was endearing in his gloom, but it’s beginning to seem as though the depressive donkey’s philosophy is the most adaptive to cultivate these days.
However terrific something might seem, there’s always a dispiriting flip side. Just ask the Swedes, who were so excited to have Beyoncé perform earlier this year that their exuberance fuelled a significant increase
