I just 'brunched' myself through a philosophical session with a friend. About the paradox of hope. Everyone in the Southern part of Europe would rely on it, was his statement. They all gamble, tip, and play games - all in the trust in hope. Not that money couldn't be invested better and safer. But you never know. Or what he framed as an investment in hope. A paradoxical concept. A contradiction in terms. The paradox of hope.