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Wilddog73 t1_j2ufezi wrote

Reply to comment by RomanAntics in 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 by ADefiniteDescription

Isn't that skepticism, not pessimism?

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RomanAntics t1_j2upu3o wrote

Could you elaborate for me.

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Wilddog73 t1_j2uytxb wrote

I think pessimism is negativity to the point of holding someone back from trying.

That would include investigation, which I think is far more commonly a result of skepticism.

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RomanAntics t1_j2v2k9p wrote

I see your point, I agree investigation would fall more in line with skepticism.

I do think however that pessimism is not inherently negative to the point of not trying or acting.

I believe from what you have said that pessimism is a projection of a negative out come for some thing or event into its future state. This separates the choices from the view and from your perception onto the future. you then can decide weather or not to act.

What word would you use for pessimism instead of investigation?

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