Robert Anton Wilson - Pessimists vs Optimists

Robert Anton Wilson

Short Clip on Pessimists vs Optimists

Taken from the Lecture - Eye in the Triangle

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[yourealiti]

I believe in balance. Its impossible to be happy all the time.

[InfiniteBlaze93]

Thumbs up if you're not an optimist or pessimist, but a realist

[yourealiti]

@Jalt18

True but dont get confused because optimism brings on a lot disappointments in life, again back to balance.

[Jalt18]

@yourealiti As an optimist I believe its *possible*. Not hysterically happy, but certainly at least contented.

Then again at times... in order to keep openminded, I *don't* believe. As the man would say "belief is the death of intelligence".

[wolf92193]

Optimist-glass half full

Pessimist- glass half empty

Realist-glass is twice as big as it needs to be

Opportunist-drink the water while the others are arguing

[sjm8890]

@85mariapatricia As far as pessimism goes it is much better to be pessimist than optimist, I have a severe mental illness right now and it was because of an optimistic lifestyle. Imagine a world where dissapointment doesn't exist. That world is pessimism

[WorshipInTruth]

Yeah, it is easy to be an optimist when you work for the CIA.

[85mariapatricia]

@Xziz10ths he talks about choosing your reality once you realize we subscribe! to a certain reality tunnel. once you realize that you can have an infinite number of perspectives why not choose an optimistic one. optimists think of more options to any situation, even problems, pessimists just tell themselves this sucks i give up, basically

[Daniazco]

Wizard.