@AllonzeeLV to Unpopular Opinion • edit-21 year 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-square31arrow-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 to Unpopular Opinion • edit-21 year agomessage-square31file-text
minus-squarewilberfanlink2•1 year 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.