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▲ FrustratedMonky a day ago

"Which is why I'm not worried about..."

Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.

Is there an opposite phrase for this? Where someone is never worried? Even though there are disasters all around him.

▲andsoitis a day ago | parent | next [-]

> Even though there are disasters all around him.

Isn’t this catastrophizing? I’m trying to think of an example where there are disasters all around someone that precludes them from navigating it. Do you have an example?

▲FrustratedMonky a day ago | parent [-]

The parent was implying that if one prediction of disaster is false, then they are all false. So don't worry about anything. More of a head in sand approach to navigation.

▲andsoitis a day ago | parent [-]

Ah I see. So you're advocate that one pays attention to all possible disasters because one or more might come true, so be super vigilant all the time for all possible disasters.

▲FrustratedMonky 13 hours ago | parent [-]

No. Just don't ignore them.

"Oh look, a tiger is coming at me, and looks kind of hungry. I'll just assume he wants a little petting".

▲whoanoway 10 hours ago | parent [-]

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▲djeastm a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I've heard it described as "Pollyannaism"

>As a result of the novel's success, the adjective "Pollyannaish" and the noun "Pollyannaism"[2] became popular terms for a personality type characterised by irrepressible optimism evident in the face of even the most adverse or discouraging of circumstances. It is sometimes used pejoratively, referring to someone whose optimism is excessive to the point of naïveté or refusing to accept the facts of an unfortunate situation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollyanna#Influence

▲Jerrrrrrrrry a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Pronoia

I have it, I acquired it to balance the paranoia

Its awesome.

▲ryan_glass a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Nirvana?

▲SkipperCat a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Panglossian - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Panglossian

From Voltaire's Candide. Doc Pangloss was always happy as the world was burning around himself.

▲Lex-2008 a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

"this is fine" meme with a dog on a chair surrounded by fire?

▲moron4hire a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Naive