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-squaremessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down125file-text
arrow-up170arrow-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-square32fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarexigoilinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoIf you’re pleasantly surprised, you have to be a pessimist. An optimist will expect things to be positive, so the positivity can’t be surprising.
If you’re pleasantly surprised, you have to be a pessimist. An optimist will expect things to be positive, so the positivity can’t be surprising.