Musings of a Poor College Student

This is a sister piece to my previous post about the relationship between optimism, pessimism, and realism. Please go back to read that before this as I will be working off of definitions used in that post. I believe this topic to be impossible to really answer on an objective level. I think that everybody has different experiences in life. Some people are gifted with unbelievable luck, and some are not. That said, I am here to make my argument as to why my opinion on the topic is valid. As one may guess, I view myself as a pessimist through and through. I used to hate the idea of being a pessimist, but I have since accepted the reality of the matter. I am a very pessimistic person. So do I view myself as a realist? The answer is yes. I think pessimism promises a much more accurate model of life. Things do not go the way that people want. The world is a dark and cold place. Life will ruthlessly beat you to a pulp and there is nothing you or anyone else can do about it. The world sucks

Everybody has heard the classic test to determine whether someone is an optimist or a pessimist right? Is the glass half empty or half full? That is the one. I have been thinking about this topic quite a bit due to a novel I am currently reading wherein the protagonist could be considered a pessimist and a realist. The argument was as to which one he is. This prompted me to think on the topic further. So what is the correct answer to that age old question? I would say that the correct answer is to say that neither are fully correct. Whilst it is not technically wrong to say that the glass is half full or half empty, it is also not the whole truth. It is both half full and half empty. Saying it is just one or the other is only part of the truth. This is the famed third answer that realists supposedly give. I reject that idea fully. Allow me to explain. Optimism is the positive outlook. A true optimist always assumes that the outcome of a situation will be positive, even if it is not.

I basically decided to create this on a whim. Not totally sure how to explain it, but I basically live in my head. I am almost always thinking of some concept or idea. Just earlier, I was musing on the relationship between realism, idealism, optimism, and pessimism. I will post that after this. Just as an example. I have recently been writing my thoughts down on paper, and I find that to be fun. As a result, I have decided to create this blog. I don't really care if anybody reads it. It just gives me a convenient place to store my thoughts. It will allow me to come back later and see whether my opinions have changed. It just sounded like fun basically. Posts on here will range from topics anywhere between what the meaning of life is and whether I liked the new DOOM. Basically anything that I have thought about hard enough to warrant it will get posted here. So yeah. Also until I figure out a decent name, it will stay as "to be determined".