@AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.world • edit-22 years agoBeing a pessimist is better than being an optimist or a "realist." Time almost always proves you correct, and very occasionally, you're pleasantly surprised!message-square24fedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down122file-text
arrow-up151arrow-down1message-squareBeing a pessimist is better than being an optimist or a "realist." Time almost always proves you correct, and very occasionally, you're pleasantly surprised!@AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.world • edit-22 years agomessage-square24fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarewilberfanlinkfedilink2•2 years agoI get grief about being a pessimist (primarily from, yes, optimists), but both pessimism and optimism are strategies for coping with life’s uncertainties. One works better for some, the other works better for others.
I get grief about being a pessimist (primarily from, yes, optimists), but both pessimism and optimism are strategies for coping with life’s uncertainties. One works better for some, the other works better for others.