A Conversation for Ageism
Look at the things you know and can do
minorvogonpoet Started conversation Sep 2, 2018
I know what you mean 
the grey hair, the aches, the tiredness. 
But there are probably things you've learnt - quite possibly the hard way. Like the understanding that there are hundreds of ways to live and, although some of them are harmful, most of them are just different. 
And there are things you can do, or still do. I'm a passable cook, I can still write and ride a bicycle!
Look at the things you know and can do
paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Sep 3, 2018
I've grown pessimistic, too. Some years it's the only thing I've been *able* to grow. At least the bunnies don't eat pessimism's leaves.
Look at the things you know and can do
minorvogonpoet Posted Sep 3, 2018
I think pessimists have a role in society.
There's so much pressure on people to think positively and be 'can-do' people', but unbridled optimism can lead to disaster. (Think of the boom that preceded the financial crash in 2008.) We need a few pessimists to say 'but what happens if..."
Look at the things you know and can do
Gingersnapper+Keeper of the Cookie Jar and Stuff and Nonsense Posted Sep 4, 2018
I had a brother 7 years older and once I said to him, “OH! You are such a pessimists” and he said, “yes, and he thought he was happier than the optimist because he was seldom disappointed.”
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