@AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.world • edit-211 months 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-square32fedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down125file-text
arrow-up168arrow-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-211 months agomessage-square32fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarewilberfanlinkfedilink2•11 months 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.