Such a blanket claim is unjustified, imo. Some people are pessimistic, yes, but others aren't. Speaking for myself only, I consider pessimism an unhealthy psychologial aberration, which often proves self-fulfilling in the lives of pessimistic people.
I am not a pessimist, and I have little patience for people who are. I think pessimists are missing a crucial realization about life -- that life is usually what we make of it and attitude is 90% of the game.
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