A Proposal

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(10-15-2019, 11:33 PM)reuben.ahmed Wrote: No, I don't know who said that, guessing Joseph List? Making the playoffs is nonsense to me, winning the superbowl is something. Greg Popavich attitude. Pessimism: Andy Dalton will not win a superbowl (no reason), Realism: Andy Dalton will not win a superbowl (given these reasons), optimism: Andy Dalton will win a superbowl (why, no other reason than "I'm optimistic"). Pessimistic people are always negative. Realistic people are positive when the time calls for it, or at least should be, but when it comes to sports, facts and emotions get mixed into subjectivity. There is nothing optimistic about an 0-6 team, so now a realistic person comes off as pessimistic. A realistic person is probably more pessimistic than not, I would say, but I could be wrong about everything in this post, lol. The general field of work someone is in probably affects their outlook on the world. As a programmer, I am more pessimistic than optimistic. If i were optimistic, everyone would be breaking my code without any unit tests.

I understand your post and agree with the general construct.

Do bear in mind that life is a defiance against the inevitable - given that we know what awaits us at the end.

Since we know the end reality, should we have no hope for tomorrow and be pessimistic or fatalistic in our approach to our lives?

It is a choice Reuben. Enjoy the ride my friend.

Similar to having one life; at least for me - I have only one NFL Team I follow.

I have hope for tomorrow, although I know that this season will come to an end in 10 weeks.