As the quote in the side bar shows the name comes from a Helen Keller quote. You can read more about her here – and here.
The reason I chose it is because even now – even with COVID, catastrophic climate change, mass extinction, the rise of the alt right, leaderless terrorism, and everything else that’s happening – if we don’t approach things from an optimistic point of view than we might as well give up on the idea of a better society.