Scene report from the Chernobyl Zone

Re:Scene report from the Chernobyl Zone by jahewson on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @05:11PM (#20034468)

> fatalistic

I do not think it means what you think it means.

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Re:Scene report from the Chernobyl Zone by atombender on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @06:10PM (#20034921)

Looks like a perfectly apt use of the word. A fatalistic worldview can mean, for example, that they expect humankind's destructive impulses will always lead to its own destruction.

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Re:Scene report from the Chernobyl Zone by lqet on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @06:02PM (#20034850)

As a non-native speaker: do you care to elaborate why you think this word is incorrect here?

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Re:Scene report from the Chernobyl Zone by xsmasher on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @09:13PM (#20036009)

The word refers to a belief fate or destiny; but the usage here implied negativity or pessimism of some kind.

A "pessimistic outlook" is probably closer to what they wanted to express.

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