I think one of the reasons people are so negative so much is because it's easier to expect the worst and maybe experience something good happen, then to hope for the best and then watch it all come crumbling down.
Aye, well from what I've experienced yeah, my expectations got facefucked in the shower by big Bubba so.... It's a liiiiiiiittle hard to be optimistic. ┬┴┬┴┤•ᴥ •ʔ