A lot of facts about our lives (like the lack of control over it and the inevitable death afterward) are tough to swallow, so it's best you learn about these ugly truths from somebody soft and fluffy. Luckily, there's a Tumblr, dedicated to using adorable cats to deliver heavy information. It's called Hard Truths From Soft Cats, and it helps to carry the burden of existence.
Some of these life lessons are objectively true and some are subjectively false but the collection of these cartoon drawings can be described as a healthy introduction to pessimism. The American philosopher and psychologist William James came up with the equation: happiness = expectations/reality. According to it, there are two ways to live a happier life - change reality, or change expectations. Pessimists reduce the expectations. They prepare themselves for the worst by reducing tension and shielding themselves from disappointment. However, don't think of them as grim - they can easily fill the gap between what should be and what is with laughter. Just like these comic strips do!
Now scroll down below and be prepared for some cute cats and grim webcomics combined into valuable life lessons.
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Maybe my depression? And my dragging all my friends into it? I'm sorry. This article is causing a flow of depression
Not true - you can change your attitude and/or the way you look at the past, so it no longer haunts you
I don't like the concept of unconditional love. No conditions=no boundaries=no expectations=opportunities for abuse, disrespect
well I'm the best at being me! suck on that! Also I'm pretty good at looking like a dumbass while I sleep. or so I've heard...
Did this ray of hope get in here by mistake?? I hope I'll be perfectly healthy when I die. Not very likely though...
You should watch more nature documentaries with David Attenborough, silly cat!
Nah, their are people who go above and beyond doing for other expecting nothing back.
It's okay though, my soulmate will be just as happy with someone else... :)
is not safe when is covid is safe when covid is nothing to anyone you prob say that bc you got covid hope you die and go to hell
Nothing wrong with failure. If you have never failed, you will never succeed either.
Agreed. It's easy to argue with all those "might/may"... Conjecture isn't the same as fact is.
Load More Replies...100% Of these simulated me to be even more optimistic. :)
Load More Replies...Damn, it's hard to NOT upvote all of them. (Also note for self-proclamed deppressed artists: these are the inner toughts of someone with real depression 24/7.)
depression? That stuff is not fruits of depression, dude, it's reality ROFL! :)
Load More Replies...Agreed. It's easy to argue with all those "might/may"... Conjecture isn't the same as fact is.
Load More Replies...100% Of these simulated me to be even more optimistic. :)
Load More Replies...Damn, it's hard to NOT upvote all of them. (Also note for self-proclamed deppressed artists: these are the inner toughts of someone with real depression 24/7.)
depression? That stuff is not fruits of depression, dude, it's reality ROFL! :)
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