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-squaremessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up194file-text
arrow-up194message-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-squarejet@hackertalks.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·10 months agoIf your pleasantly surprised are you really a pessimist?
minus-squarexigoi@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 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.