I realize as I grow older that cynicism has crept in. To be fair at least in the business I operate in I have observed that the more cynical the analysis the more clarity is brought to the table when making decisions and laying strategy.
Unfortunately I have observed the same in my private social life, and to be honest it sucks. This is mainly regarding people's real intentions and motivations. I would like for this to be not true, and would not mind for another path and another reality.
I also feel like it wasn't like that before in the past, but it may have been because I found myself under the umbrella of educational institutions and people's motivations were probably biased (positively) as people's goals were mostly somewhat influenced by the institution.