Jordan's Axis of POV

January 23, 2009 23:18 +0000 | Fun Stuff 5

I had a fun conversation with my coworker Jordan today that I'd like to share. Usually, he explains, people are categorised into two groups: optimists and pessimists. He feels that this is an unfair classification though, and that the system should be more fine-grained. To him, people are no only either optimistic or pessimistic, but it's also a question of whether the person is realistic. Behold, Jordan's Axis of POV:

	Unrealistic	Realistic
Pessimist	I'm going to die tomorrow.	I'm going to die eventually so what's the point?
Optimist	I'm never gonna die!	I'm going to die eventually, but it's ok 'cause I can have fun 'till then.

Comments

Roy
23 Jan 2009, 11:44 p.m. |

Wow! I am finally confirmed as a "Realistic Optimist" ...I am honoured...

Cat
23 Jan 2009, 11:49 p.m. |

I know which one I am...

Lara
24 Jan 2009, 12:02 a.m. |

I would also argue that any one person can be all four of these depending on the situation.

Jordan
26 Jan 2009, 7:30 p.m. |

This is awesome.

@Lara: While I do agree people can be different things at different times, usually they'll tend to always be in one corner (especially when they are tired or stressed: which is when peoples true colors come out).