Comment on Pessimism is a vital component for any healthy society
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoWell, that would be fair, except I’ve stated no preference for pessimism:))
I’d argue that your tone throughout the post says otherwise, but if I misinterpreted that, the only word I would change is the “you” in the last sentence to “pessimists”. As not to point fingers, but the point still stands
latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
I honestly don’t know which to which “you” you’re referring, it’s in neither the last, or the second-to-last paragraph. :-?
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I just changed it.
latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Oooh, I got it now, sorry!
I’m not saying Pessimism can’t be taken to the extremes (same as some Optimists believe that Optimism is best, which is arguably why we’re still neck-deep in crap, but I digress). I wasn’t arguing for that, though, I was arguing for a healthy inclusion of Pessimism in our thought processes, just as we should do with Optimism.
Also, funnily enough, this is exactly why the thought hit me, I was thinking about just jow many people oppose Pessimism without even considering its worth, based on generalised preconceptions:))
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Funny, I’m typically used to people leaning towards pessimism as the “smarter” perspective, and optimists being considered in naive or ignorant to “How things really are.”
And reading your post in that context felt like reinforcement of that concept.
To be perfectly clear, I’m more optimistic, and I believe that if someone’s pessimism is constantly bringing them down, them they should probably not learn so hard into it. But I wouldn’t say one is better than another, we need as many differing perspectives as possible to create real working solutions.