Brett Terpstra:
My point is, optimism is not the shining light of the enlightened human being. I’m tired of reading “inspirational” quotes on Facebook about how optimism is a goal we should all strive toward. Optimism and pessimism are not light and dark sides, they’re complementing halves of the same token. We need each other, you and I.
Interesting read.
Optimism has its place. But pessimism can help keep you from being swindled.
An optimist is someone who is badly informed.
I often have people who ask me if I’m an Optimist or a Pessimist, I always respond that I’m a Realist. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst, and you’ll never be disappointed.
This seems more a fundamental misunderstanding of what optimism and pessimism are to me.
I don’t know about the rest of you I’m really pessimistic about so called news stories I have come across on the Internet!