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blaughida 
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 Posted: May 09 2007 at 18:56 |
When I read the topic of this thread I thought you were saying prog was somehow the opposite of emo, and I was very confused...unless you are talking about the quality of the bands identified as such.  I'm more pessimistic than not. When I sound optimistic it's more "this will be over in two days and then everything will be okay," which I wouldn't call actual optimism.
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el böthy
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Posted: May 09 2007 at 22:47 |
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Im not pssimistic.... but I cant stand those optimistic naive jerks that thing that you cant bring them down
I also cant stand those over the top pessimistics with whom you cant hold two words without them letting you know how sh*tty everything is...
I also cant stand My Chemical Romance
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andu
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Posted: May 10 2007 at 01:53 |
Amor omnia vincit.
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Atomic_Rooster
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Posted: May 10 2007 at 01:55 |
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I dislike emo music, but I'm very pessimistic, though not in the "I'm going to kill myself because there's nothing to live for in life" sort of way, but in the Schopenhauer's Pessimism sort of way
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I am but a servant of the mighty Fripp, the sound of whose loins shall forever be upon the tongues of his followers.
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Man With Hat
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Posted: May 10 2007 at 15:25 |
Everytime im optimistic something bad happens....  
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I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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Bern
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Posted: May 10 2007 at 16:26 |
I can't even fake being pessimistic. People say I look too happy. And I really am happy... 
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RIP in bossa nova heaven.
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Philéas
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Posted: May 10 2007 at 17:25 |
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I'm very optimistic most of the time. But I am very pessimistic about certain things.
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asimplemistake
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Posted: May 13 2007 at 20:33 |
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I'm always joking around and laughing, but I guess I can show pessimism to certain things. People always say I'm too happy for metal, yet my favorite band is Opeth (as seen in the signature). When I'm in a bad mood though, Look out!
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Sckxyss
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Posted: May 14 2007 at 23:46 |
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Don't know for sure about optimism and pessimism, but I'm definitely more of a realist than an idealist. I see things the way they are, and if they're good, I'm optimistic, if not, I'm pessimistic. That said, things usually turn out so that I'm most often pessimistic.
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one hand clap
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Posted: May 30 2007 at 00:21 |
HUGE Pessimist!! But not in a depressing way, in an joking cynical way; I can laugh at how bad everything is... Which makes me a very happy person
Edited by one hand clap - May 30 2007 at 00:22
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Arsillus
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Posted: May 30 2007 at 00:39 |
I'm an optimistic person, but with plenty of cynical/pessimist streaks. I guess I'm in the middle, but I like to stay on the bright side of things.
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Kid-A
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Posted: May 30 2007 at 14:08 |
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None of these choices are emo, emo is 'pretending to be pessimistic/sad'
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tardis
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Posted: May 30 2007 at 14:12 |
I consider myself to be very pessimistic; I've lost faith in the system and as a result find myself increasingly disillusioned. However; in order to retain my sanity I will have to develop some sort of positive ideals to work towards in spite of the plastic nature of Western society...there are good people, and good inspirations to focus on, I just tend to look at everything that has gone wrong as opposed to what has gone right. I'm a work in progress...
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Visitor13
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Posted: May 30 2007 at 17:15 |
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Very pessimistic in the short run; very optimistic in the long run.
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Eerichtho
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Posted: May 31 2007 at 06:05 |
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Pessimistic. I find that it is smart to have a pessimist view on things. Actually I'm between pessimistic and somewhereinbetween, but rather a pessimist.
But surely not emo. At least from my view on me.
Edited by Eerichtho - May 31 2007 at 06:06
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