Cautious optimism

Theres no such thing as cautious optimism. Cautious optimism is cynicism. Thinking the sky is going to fall and trying to look forward to the little bit of good left in things before it does is cynicism. Really, having a bucket list is cynicism, since even though it becomes more likely that you'll die soon when you get older, once the mystery isnt there you're not really living anyway, you're just trying to live the rest of your days as an adrenaline junkie before the crash at the end, to go out with a bang, that's cynicism. Most thoughts disguised as positive are really cynical by nature.

Fuck positive thoughts and people, they think the end is a crash and it becomes one for everybody else too. There is no cautious optimism.

by Solid Mantis May 1, 2020

Self optimizer

One who glorifies themselves at the expense of those around them or associated with.

My co-worker is a “self optimizer” purposefully promoting prowess over others to the detriment of those he/she views a a threat in their immediate environment.

by Broken Antler Alum June 26, 2020

optimism

no.

If you look up the word optimism in the OED and this is true, the definition simply says no

by kentern October 18, 2020

optimism

the state of mind/ideal of being happy and positive.

it's difficult to remain having optimism during these days with trump as our president

by silyy November 14, 2017

hate coded and optimized

You "hate coded", BUT you went backed, and fixed the solution with better code (examples: more elegant algorithm, efficient use of memory, better performance, better use of data structures, easier to read and/or maintain, added comments, added unit testing, etc)

I solved day 3 of the Advent of Code, and I hate coded and optimized a solution.

by appalasian December 6, 2017

Optimism Cop

A person who has a negative or hostile attitude towards anything that isn't 100% positivity. These kinds of people have the good vibes only mindset & expect everything to go perfectly 100% of the time to their taste. If something should go wrong, they have a hostile mentality towards it.

When I expressed how I felt to the Optimism Cop, he told me not to "be negative".

by Rill GiktokExcelticus September 12, 2021

Robust Optimizer

Someone who knows the darkest nights produce the brightest stars.

Are you taking an umbrella just because there is a 10% chance of rain? You are such a robust optimizer!

by cuppoo95 September 21, 2021