People are always telling me I'm too pessimistic. I need to look on the bright side more. Care about politics a little less and make more friends. I'd be so much happier if I was more optimistic...
Fuck them.
Pessimism is a defense mechanism used by people who've been burned so many times before that they're rightfully reluctant to take a chance on getting burned again. Pessimism is what happens when you look honestly at the crappy world around you and understand it shouldn't be sugarcoated.
Sugarcoating bad things is why our kids are pussies. Giving everyone a trophy instead of admitting not everyone wins is why adults now require therapy dogs when they don't like the outcome of an election. Hope is lovely but honesty won't get you killed.
Don't get me wrong. Hope is a vital function. It keeps us from killing ourselves off. But hope is limited. You can hope bad things won't happen but you need to understand they still will. Don't be so hopeful and optimistic that you're blindsided by reality.
Hope for the best, plan for the worst.
Pessimism isn't depression. It's not a mental disorder. It's not antisocial. It's honest.
Only idiots can't appreciate honesty.
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