"I've been thinking about pronia - the opposite of paranoia..."

[WilliamPitt]

“I’ve been thinking about pronoia – the opposite of paranoia – the belief that the world is in a conspiracy for your well being,” May explained. “We assume that when we turn on the tap, someone is making sure the water is clean. Maybe this magical naive thinking is kind of necessary for a civil society, but we can’t assume that the world is out to help us when that is not in the self interest of the people in charge.”

How grassroots organizing came to the rescue in West Virginia’s water crisis
http://wagingnonviolence.org/feature/grassroots-organizing-came-rescue-west-virginias-water-crisis/

Simple, profound, and my new favorite word.

[lark]

2. Love it, a new word to add to my vocabulary.

It's also one that describes so many Americans as well.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. The word is "narapoia"

There was a science fiction short story about it written in the 1960s, maybe even the 1950s.

Addendum: Here's a link to the story: http://katie.rivard.org/woodv/narapoia.shtml