QotD

[dglenn]

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[osewalrus]

I live my life by this philosophy. My own version, based on a cliche I hear too often from my sister in law:

If your expectations are low enough you're never disappointed, but you're also never really happy.

[realinterrobang]

...an optimist has more fun.

...right up until the crashing depression from repeated disappointment sets in.

I prefer Murphy's Corollary of the Power of Negative Thinking: "An optimist is never pleasantly surprised." I like pleasant surprises. And Robert A. Heinlein couldn't tell his ass from a hole in the ground most of the time.