A quick review of forum posts and lively discussions throughout wikiHow shows some of us long-term folks have a certain cynical attitude to the daily goings-on. I recently came across this when I posted something rather cynical myself, on the sarcastic side.
Where does the wide-eyed optimism go? Well, to be honest, it takes a certain (rare) personality to keep that optimism going. After staying on with any project for a long duration, a normal human being eventually learns all the faults and the "dark side" of many issues. They learn to take many things comically and others too seriously. They feel that their opinion is much more valid than those wide-eyed optimists (of which they were one in the past).
What is particularly humorous about the entire situation is the fact that wikiHow's founder, Jack, is a wide-eyed optimist -- and he's proud of it. Or at least those around him are proud of it. I think it's the optimism that prevents long-term projects from failing completely. I often wonder how Jack gets out of bed in the morning. Does he think, another day another wikiHow issue, or does he come at it refreshed anew? To my amazement, I think he comes at it refreshed. His demeanor has always been positive, even when he has been weighed down with demands. It's not easy being Jack...
For that matter, it's not easy being human either...
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