Look on the dark side | We must keep the flame of pessimism burning: it is a virtue for our deeply troubled times, when crude optimism is a vice aeon.co Submitted by ADefiniteDescription t3_102dqw8 on January 3, 2023 at 5:23 PM in philosophy 208 comments 1,231
EdHerzriesig t1_j2u2jzs wrote on January 3, 2023 at 11:16 PM If we ultimately have little to no control of the endogenous and exogenous factors of our lives then to what extent is it helpful being pessimistic. Is not optimism the only sane choice we have? I like to believe so 🍀 Permalink 1
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