optimist or pessimist?

[isus]

are you an optimist, pessimist, or do you go between the 2?

i go between the 2.

[notbob]

depends on the situation

if there is a meteor just entering the atmosphere, i may have a more positive attitude

if there's an asteroid 5 feet above me and closing fast, i may tend to be pessimistic

[grab_grab_the_haddock]

i am definately an optimist.

it is a way of life for me to see the best in everyone, and to offer as much encouragement as possible to my fellow beings on this long and wonderful journey called life.

I think life is a gift which is there to be enjoyed to the utmost and my prediction for the human race is peace on earth and goodwill to all men.

my philosophy of life is do unto others as you would have done unto you, and i treat everyone with whom i come into contact with the utmost respect.

And yes the glass is half full.

[wingnut2600]

I am a very positive human being... I have a very strong belief that humans are far better than they appear to be as a society and that individuals need no moral compass to do right.

I assume that all will turn out well in the end. We are all lucky that we have this brief, random opportunity to live on this lovely planet and interact with such wonderful human beings.

I follow the general tenet that "this too shall pass" when bad things happen, and that things will eventually become better.

[Ken17625]

I'm a pessimist about some facets of life, and optimistic about others.

A negative attitude toward something is not always pessimistic; as can be the case when being negative about an injustice or anothers negative.

Its all a matter of opinion on what is pessimistic and what is not.


Overall though, I carry a positive attitude.

[Dark Messenger]

Originally posted by notbob
depends on the situation

if there is a meteor just entering the atmosphere, i may have a more positive attitude

if there's an asteroid 5 feet above me and closing fast, i may tend to be pessimistic

hehe great post, notbob :goodjob

:gj

[metale]

Originally posted by notbob
depends on the situation

if there is a meteor just entering the atmosphere, i may have a more positive attitude

if there's an asteroid 5 feet above me and closing fast, i may tend to be pessimistic

ahahahha lol.

Yeah, it depends of what are we talking about.

[DeweyBear]

I'm a realist, although I tend to lean towards pessimism at times. I believe in calling a spade a spade. There's no need to sugarcoat things. Both good and bad things happens everyday; that's no reason to be all gloom and doom or to attempt to find a speck of good in a horrible situation.

[method77]

Whoever didn't vote for "switches between the two" is a liar!

[Potato]

Depends really on the situation. Like notbob said.

I'd like to think that I see things for how they are, but then someone always comes along and points something out to me that I wouldn't have noticed on my own. Gives me a new perspective... usually a more positive one.

Maybe that means I'm more pessimistic than optimistic.

The glass... it's just half.

[Ken17625]

Actually the glass is empty.........................


Hey! I was thirsty!

[matstao]

In general, I am a certified, crotchety-old-man, worst-case-scenario pessimist. I prefer to categorize it as realistic thinking. Half empty & half full are the same boring thing.

Here at ZP I've noticed that my posts seem to be somewhat more positive. Perhaps it's the result of too much proof-reading.

[wonderboy2005]

as the saying goes, "the pessimist says the glass is half empty. the optimist says its half full. the engineer says the glass is twice the size it should be." i guess if i go by that saying, im most like the engineer. i dont particularly like to label things a s good or bad, but rather i like to ask why.

[tackdaddy]

i'm a pessimist,the way i see it is if you never look for the best to happen the you will never be let down,but when somthing good happens it is even better because you did'nt expect it to happen.

[CompuGeek]

I'm a realist like matstao.

Shit happens and no one cares about the glass.

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Also, the average intelligence of the general public is inversely proportional to population density.

Legislative system sucks too. Any lobbyist with enough money can have the law written in their favor (e.g., **IAA).

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All hope is not lost, I just like to complain; that's the fun part of being a pessimist.

Addendum: I agree with tackdaddy. For pessimists, whenever anything good happens it's a nice surprise.