Well, at least according to the guy in this video, the future is bright, anyway. And I want to believe him. It’s tough, though, as he acknowledges, because we’re bombarded with so much negativity.

I’ll take this one step further and even suggest that many people didn’t want to hear this good news. If you watch the video, look at his audience. He never gets any applause during any of his high points, the best of which is when he suggests Coca Cola will buy and distribute water-purification machines for the developing world. Is there anything better than people getting clean water?

But, I don’t think anyone wants to cheer for that awesome fact, because no one wants to cheer for Coca Cola.

Regardless of the audience, watch the video because the future he paints is intriguing and displays an optimism we rarely see: