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Hmmmm. I've always thought of myself as cynical but after reading the thread so far, possibly I am more of a pessimistic skeptic. The pessemism pays off for me a lot because I am pleasantly suprised more that some of my optimistic friends so I don't consider it a bad thing.
I have always been a big fan of P.T. Barnum and his quote, "There's a sucker born every minute". I strive to not be one of those. I have always taught my kids that if it sounds too good to be true then it probably is. Occasionally it is almost too good to be true, then you get a pleasant suprise.
Actual cynicysm seems to be negative in that you expect the worst all the time. I think that Eyore was a cynic, always expecting the worst for himself. I don't think that it is a good trait.
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