[ILoveTRW]

Originally Posted by Judas Iscariot

What sort of battered logic is that?

Are optimists down in the dumps when good stuff happens?

Pessimism and optimism have nothing to do with mood, and everything to do with world view. I know some very happy pessimists and a few optimists who are on the edge of a nervous collapse.

Optimist - something turns out good - "yeah"
Optimist - something turns out bad - "**** my life"
Pessimist - something turns out good - "Woohoo"
Pessimist - something turns out bad - "ohh that alright, i expected it"

[Stu]

Originally Posted by ILoveDC

Optimist - something turns out good - "yeah"
Optimist - something turns out bad - "**** my life"
Pessimist - something turns out good - "Woohoo"
Pessimist - something turns out bad - "ohh that alright, i expected it"

What a marvellous psychological analysis.

Jesus christ.

[ILoveTRW]

Originally Posted by Judas Iscariot

What a marvellous psychological analysis.

Jesus christ.

you do better, biatch

[Stu]

Originally Posted by ILoveDC

you do better, biatch

I cant, because that would involve typecasting two trails of thought and every single person who holds those trails of thought. And that type of generalisation is for idiots.

Even if I were to stoop to your level of rash cognitive judgements you would still be wrong. An optimist is not likely to say '**** my life' if something bad happens, nor is a pessimist more likely to actually rejoice if something good were to happen.

[ILoveTRW]

Originally Posted by Judas Iscariot

I cant, because that would involve typecasting two trails of thought and every single person who holds those trails of thought. And that type of generalisation is for idiots.

Even if I were to stoop to your level of rash cognitive judgements you would still be wrong. An optimist is not likely to say '**** my life' if something bad happens, nor is a pessimist more likely to actually rejoice if something good were to happen.

stop trying to justify your views

your wrong

end of

[Beastie]

Originally Posted by ILoveDC

stop trying to justify your views

your wrong

end of

meowwwwwww

[Stu]

Originally Posted by ILoveDC

stop trying to justify your views

your wrong

end of

Stop wasting our oxygen.

[ILoveTRW]

Originally Posted by Judas Iscariot

Stop wasting our oxygen.

there enough going around, stop being such a greedy piggy

[Jayson]

Originally Posted by ILoveDC

Optimist - something turns out good - "yeah"
Optimist - something turns out bad - "**** my life"
Pessimist - something turns out good - "Woohoo"
Pessimist - something turns out bad - "ohh that alright, i expected it"

An optimist would think about the good points in a bad situation, not give up hope. A pessimist would always think about the bad points in a good situation.

I'm not really either, I try to see both the good points and the bad points about different situations and decide on how I think it'll turn out when I've figured them all out.