It's the thought that counts right, so I am just going to dive straight into some of the hard stuff. Firstly, from the point of view of a P.C. ( Personal Computer ), it is quite capable of recognising a noun ( perhaps with a little help from a Software Engineer ). And since we're exploring the meaning of optimism in all its forms, do you think it would be fair to say, someone could be an optimist or a person ? Such are the distinctions a computer can tackle with ease. What are the advantages of each ? Can someone be a person and an optimist ? How is optimism really defined ? The answer is that an optimist is someone who is anticipating favourable conditions ahead. No matter what anyone's status in life, there is always something one can think about the future and that we can look forward to.
You must have heard the saying, if you are feeling bad there's always someone who is feeling worse. In my experience it is of no consequence thinking about this sort of thing in a comparative sense measuring yourself up with others. It is of more consequence what we choose to look forward to, specifically, how long we are prepared to wait, and what we are prepared to do to enjoy those moments of satisfaction to the fullest as the time approaches. This could well be the essence of optimism, and modern 21st Century computing can help us stay focused in these strategies.
My proposition is that we could utilise a cybernetic system to help improve our aim, only it will focus almost entirely on words and could potentially smooth our pathway towards all the enjoyment and satisfaction in store for each and every one of us.
Here's another point of view. Just as infra-red frequencies can be converted in so much detail that we can put together accurate observations of the cosmos as it is or was billions of years ago, so we can use words to confirm an optimistic point of view or persuasion and a state of anticipation of enjoyment and freedom. I have here two different strategies of equal weight. First there is a consistent personality type. When they are asked to comment about how they feel, they always say, 'fine thanks', or something very similar. Using the cybernetic A I, each session they would receive other adjectives into their usage, however these would stay in the mind, while to everyone else they are deemed as being consistent. Being consistent is good, however utilising the cybernetic output it is possible to gain a feeling of work or play and there could be a measure of anticipation either way.
The other method is more of a Maverick solution. The aim here is to explore your feelings as much as possible with descriptive effort using adjectives. This time when the A I is used a new adjective specimen is exposed to the user. In this Maverick method the subject has only two adjectives in their mind. By comparing the two adjectives, as an optimist the subject could infer whether they are at work or play. The potential here is to make the most of one's time whatever the anticipation may be. The advantage with this method is that with practise a truly dynamic personality / character can be achieved in less time.
So in effect all positive and negative nouns can be thought of as a coin toss, and as such they do not promote optimism or pessimism on their own.
I have thought long and hard about this word and my own definition of optimism is to anticipate success or to prepare for success. Any positive noun can be substituted with success for the same effect.
Additionally, to paraphrase the dictionary definition, the best multi-verse over all possible multi-verses would include optimism which would be shared with the subjects of that multi-verse.
Etymologically speaking, the root of this word comes from the Latin : Optimum, meaning very good, best, excellent.
Activities such as sport or games tend to nourish optimism and a balanced healthy out-look.
