Why has cynicism become a connotation for something bad? There’s a place in the world for cynics. They raise doubt and questions. Doubts and questions isn’t appropriate under all circumstances, but I would venture that a majority of the critical decisions in life require it. So considered me bugged when overly optimistic people who come up with all these great solutions that are suppose to ameloriate all our problem turn around and call me cynical when I point out some things that might not be so great about the solutions put forth.