Which Is Worse? Overly Defensive or Overly Pessimistic

[firebush03]

I think it should go without saying that my preference is always to look at things from a glass half-full perspective, so while I don't love Gamer B's comment here, I would prefer it to something unnecessarily negative that simply just dampers the mood. Feeling a slight sense of "Okay alright buddy lol if you say so." is much preferred to having my mood/excitement dampened.