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Are you an optimist or pessimist?
Optimist 15%  15%  [ 14 ]
Pessimist 39%  39%  [ 37 ]
Depends on the situation 46%  46%  [ 43 ]
Total votes : 94

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27 Apr 2010, 6:10 pm

Be optimistic--enjoy life while you can.

***SPOILER ALERT***

It ends badly.



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27 Apr 2010, 6:18 pm

I think people voting for 'Depends on the Situation' are copping out / sitting on the fence.

We will all be mostly one or the other, so personally I wouldn't have given the third option.



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27 Apr 2010, 6:34 pm

I can be either pessimistic or optimistic, depending on the situation.



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27 Apr 2010, 6:36 pm

Definite optimist here. But my faith plays a HUGE role in that. My believing that everything is going to work out okay regardless of what happens because God is in control gives me the boldness to be optimistic on a regular basis.



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27 Apr 2010, 7:14 pm

I am pessimistic and negative against everything including pessimism and negativity. So, what am I? How do I describe myself?



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27 Apr 2010, 7:18 pm

cubedemon6073 wrote:
I am pessimistic and negative against everything including pessimism and negativity. So, what am I? How do I describe myself?


Excellent! 8) The answer: a realist. :wink:

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27 Apr 2010, 7:34 pm

Life have drained all optimism from me, so I left with only pessimism... :(


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27 Apr 2010, 7:37 pm

I tend to be optimistic - or maybe oblivious and unconcerned about a lot of things, especially setbacks.



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27 Apr 2010, 7:47 pm

Not so much a pessimist as a cynic. I also have a gift for satire, so in some ways I come across as Samuel Clemens.


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27 Apr 2010, 8:30 pm

Descartes30 wrote:
I consider myself a realist. Both pessimism and optimism can be a bad thing depending on the situation. So I try to stay grounded.

Everyone does(they just consider optimism or pessimism to be more realistic).
No one is actually a realist, its just beyond the human capacity. Too much bias is needed to make sense of ones existence.



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27 Apr 2010, 8:36 pm

Optimist -- the glass is half full
Pessimist -- the glass is half empty
Me -- glug glug glug :D



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27 Apr 2010, 9:42 pm

Michhsta wrote:
cubedemon6073 wrote:
I am pessimistic and negative against everything including pessimism and negativity. So, what am I? How do I describe myself?


Excellent! 8) The answer: a realist. :wink:

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No wonder I'm extremely depressed.



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27 Apr 2010, 10:20 pm

I'm neither. What I am is a realist.

Pessimists are depressing.
Optimists can be annoying.



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27 Apr 2010, 10:23 pm

Optimist probably at least 95% of the time. From time to time, I may not be as optimistic about something.


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27 Apr 2010, 11:15 pm

I'm an unabashed octopus.


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28 Apr 2010, 12:14 am

When people get upset over the possibilities (and I mean upset. They shout and argue with each other), I'm usually the one to say "Eh, we'll see." and wonder what all the fuss is about.