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The universe tends towards first chaos and then entropy. Working against these forces, to build security, comfort, and meaning, inherently work against the tide
by solatic 3y ago
The universe tends towards first chaos and then entropy. Working against these forces, to build security, comfort, and meaning, inherently work against the tide. Resistance is inherently difficult. Realists blend both pessimism and optimism: a pessimism born of recognizing the natural forces (such as most people will be overwhelmed by them), and an optimism that, with healthy choices, they can escape those forces during their lifetime.
- starbugs 3y ago> The universe tends towards first chaos and then entropy. Working against these forces, to build security, comfort, and meaning, inherently work against the tide. I am not sure I would agree. Try living in the snowy mountains without shelter and a fireplace. I'd bet optimism wouldn't help you a lot in that particular circumstance unless you'd have already secured the necessities for survival.
- solatic 3y agoThe shelter and the fireplace are themselves expressions of optimism that it is possible to live in the snowy mountains. Pessimism notes that the shelter and fireplace will naturally fall into disrepair; optimism drives you to maintain the shelter and fireplace so that you can continue to live there for as long as you like.
- starbugs 3y agoLet’s say I am a mighty evil lord who put you there against your will. I think you’d need more pessimism to anticipate risks rather than optimism to believe that you can survive. The will to survive is somewhat hardwired anyway.