Over the years, humans across languages and cultures have consistently chosen more positive words than negative ones. However, the use of positive language appears to be in decline and some fear that it may be falling fast.
Linguistic positivity in historical texts reflects dynamic environmental and psychological factors
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/long/1612058113v1
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