Idealists will try to convince you that (while there is immeasurable pain and suffering in the world) if you just look on the bright side, or learn to smile when things get a little rough then everything will be ok. And if you try pointing out the bad things in the world then you just need to shut up because you're being mean and depressing.
I am equally, if not more, frustrated with cynicism. They are indeed just idealists in a perpetual state of disappointment. They have an idea of what they want the world to be like, and since it isn't, they're angry about it. I have never met a caring or friendly cynic. Cynics will see happiness in the lives of others and at times will actively try to disrupt it. Because, after all, if you aren't miserable then you're just somehow lying to yourself.
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