alchemist1248 t1_j2ujlt8 wrote on January 4, 2023 at 1:13 AM

Reply to comment by Wilddog73 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

I would argue that any pessimism that doesn't fall into nihilism must be inherently hopeful

Wilddog73 t1_j2um3ur wrote on January 4, 2023 at 1:31 AM

That certainly doesn't fit my caricature of it. I guess we really will have to consider the difference between pessimism and skepticism/criticism more closely!