The fact of the matter is if you’re stuck in the dumps, you can wait for “life” to miraculously give you a hand (highly unlikely), or you can get off your ass and try to help yourself.
I’m not complaining till the end of time, just till the end of my miserable life.
As the person in question, I don’t see what the difference is.
Shooting down every possible statement with nihilism isn’t exactly emotionally supportive. I don’t think persistent pessimism is really going to get you anywhere.
I was shooting down one type of statement with realism.
Pessimism can be equally as detached from reality as optimism, if not moreso.