@AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.world • edit-210 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-210 months agomessage-square32fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarexigoilinkfedilink3•10 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 your pleasantly surprised are you really a pessimist?
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.