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Pessimist may have been a wrong word. Maybe something along the lines of anxiety that can make you miserable in today's safe environment but could make you thin
by comboy 6y ago
Pessimist may have been a wrong word. Maybe something along the lines of anxiety that can make you miserable in today's safe environment but could make you think more about potential problems and prepare for them ahead of time. Like "I need to have more food for winter" vs "It's going to be fine, it's such a nice day today".
- raducu 6y agoYou are both on to something. Optimists are more likely to survive situations that are survivable given their lack of planning. Pesimists are more likely to survive by planning around crysises and avoiding them. There can be selection bias in both cases, and that's why we still have both.