Argonath RPG - A World of its own
Argonath RPG Community => Speakerbox => Topic started by: Matthew_Mcbride on August 04, 2009, 11:56:17 am
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Basically I have noticed a way to tell the difference between Pessimists and Optimists, first of all let me explain what they mean for those who don't know:
A Pessimist is a person who expects the worst in a situation, they are very negative.
An Optimist is a person disposed to take a favorable view of things, they are very positive.
How do we tell the difference between them?
A pessimist is easily seen, he will always make the negative shown and hide the positive, lets take an example:
Lets say a pessimist gets a glass of water, half full of water, a pessimist is KNOWN to say "This glass is half empty" whereas an Optimist will say "This glass is half full", I'm going to use some one from Argonath as an example, it's actually quite comprehensible and easy to understand, just look at what people do, think about when they talk whether they are being negative of positive, another example: Optimist: "Can I have some more?" Pessimist: "This is not enough"
This is not a stereotype, you don't have to believe me, but I thought it was interesting.
Are you a Pessimist or an Optimist
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Both, from time to time.
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Both, from time to time.
We all are, I'm sure :)
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Optimist. I always try to make light of situations, bring humour into situations, try to stop people from thinking of the worst. I'm always the one in my group who isn't being a negative nelly :D
Post Merge: August 04, 2009, 12:00:09 pm
I'm rarely ever a pessimist.
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Optimist.
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Plan for the worst, hope for the best!
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I'm both at different times and siuations.
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Optimist. I always try to make light of situations, bring humour into situations, try to stop people from thinking of the worst. I'm always the one in my group who isn't being a negative nelly :D
Post Merge: August 04, 2009, 12:00:09 pm
I'm rarely ever a pessimist.
Black humor?
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Plan for the worst, hope for the best!
QFT! :lol:
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I'm an optimist, but glass is always half empty for me :D
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100% optimist :D
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Never had a big go-in to any of the sides.
In some situations i'm serious and take it pessimistic, in some situations i joke a lot and etc.
Depends on my mood, in short.
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I'm both at different times and siuations.
What Fabio has said basically describes what I am as well. ;)
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Plan for the worst, hope for the best!
FTW! :lol:
But I'm not doing it :razz:
I'm both
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Plan for the worst, hope for the best, but expect something in between.
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Plan for the worst, hope for the best!
Can I sig that?
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I am a bit of each :3
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Im very Optimistic :)
Forward thinking and a positive attitude can really help in life! ;)
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Optimist all the way even if a situation is bad as hell I will always somehow find how to laugh about it and get over it.
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Neither a pessimist nor an optimist but a realist.
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Pessimist as in expecting the worst in every situation. Otherwise, I guess I'm kind of optimistic.
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Depends on situation so im both :P
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Plan for the worst, hope for the best!
+1
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Pessimist - I'm always looking on the negative side and when ever something bad happens it stays with me for a long time, even if I am having a good day, something bad happens, I'm sad for the day.
I also like inflicting pain onto myself or having pain inflicted on me for sexual pleasure so I'm also Sadistic. (so what Kitsune says ^^)
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optimist
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Pessimist, prepared for all kind of situations though, even the positive ones. If something negative happens, I am not dissapointed nor hurt, when something goes better than expected, the joy is that much bigger.
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Pessimist, prepared for all kind of situations though, even the positive ones. If something negative happens, I am not dissapointed nor hurt, when something goes better than expected, the joy is that much bigger.
Totally agree on this one
+1
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I am optimistic bad things will happen. :lol:
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Whats the point of being a pessimist? its nearly same as beeing emo what really sucks.
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Whats the point of being a pessimist? its nearly same as beeing emo what really sucks.
No it's not. Seriously, there are lots of differences. Emo's are faggots who are simply depressed, while Pessimist's are guys who just get ready for the worst of worst.
Like 2012: Optimists think it'll be a normal year, but Pessimists actually consider annihilation. Pessimists are much more realistic then Optimists.
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Whats the point of being a pessimist? its nearly same as beeing emo what really sucks.
im not totally emo
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Pessimists tend to be ready for the worst, but fail to appreciate the good when it does come. Expecting the worst can also get a person down.
Optimism wins, but too much optimism can leave you unprepared for reality, which is of course total shit.
Whats the point of being a pessimist? its nearly same as beeing emo what really sucks.
no,notrly.
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No it's not. Seriously, there are lots of differences. Emo's are bad guys who are simply depressed, while Pessimist's are guys who just get ready for the worst of worst.
Like 2012: Optimists think it'll be a normal year, but Pessimists actually consider annihilation. Pessimists are much more realistic then Optimists.
I dont know anything about what 2012-omg-end-of-the-world and realism has to do with each and another but uhh.. yeah
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The worst that can happen is that the glass is half-empty!
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The worst that can happen is that the glass is half-empty!
Or half-full.
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I'm a realist. Class it how you want.
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The worst that can happen is that the glass is half-empty!
So true.
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Deppends on how I do something.
A bit of both, I believe.
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Both, from time to time.
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Why I mean WHY did I read the topic name :are You President or Obama