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I don't think there is anything wrong with being an optimist. I used to be very much of one myself...still am in some regards. But I must admit that the genetic pull towards cynicism that is inherent in my parents draws me deeper and deeper into its fold year by year.
Gather 'round ye peoples of TFP and bear witness to the development of an honest to god misanthrope. It's bound to get ugly.
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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
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