A long time ago I noticed similar benefits from playing AD&D and other RPGs -- folks had gotten used to thinking, "What would I do if...?"
Seems to me there's a difference between, "It's not going to work -- these things are going to go wrong" pessimisim, and "Do we have a plan in case this happens?" pessimisim. But then, I've always been a bit confused by the pessimist/optimist labels anyhow, 'cause apparently I think about these things a little differently from most people.
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Seems to me there's a difference between, "It's not going to work -- these things are going to go wrong" pessimisim, and "Do we have a plan in case this happens?" pessimisim. But then, I've always been a bit confused by the pessimist/optimist labels anyhow, 'cause apparently I think about these things a little differently from most people.