Urban Dictionary definition of an Apocaloptimist: 'Someone who knows it's all going to shit, but refuses to lose theirs in the process.'  We can all find reasons to panic about the environment, the economy, the rise of corruption and greed or the collapse of human civility.  How can we look at the world earnestly - with its capacity to break our heart - and not lose hope?  Those who can do that - who can stand amidst impossible odds and still be engaged and idealistic - is an apocaloptimist."