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-squaremessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down123file-text
arrow-up161arrow-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-square29fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarexigoi@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months 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.