I do like your optimism and although this news is dissapointing, it’s also not very surprising. I too am remaining optimistic. I feel it’s all too big to just make it go away at this point, especially with people like Karl Nell, Tim Gallaudet and the like. And also Lue Elizondo doing lots of public appearances due to his book can only get more people at least thinking about the ideas.
I see a lot of defeatism in other communities with news like this. It’s always good to temper expectations in advance, know that it’ll take time, and that set backs are to be expected. Regardless, it’s clear that more information will come out soon and shine a better light on what’s going on.