permabear
n.— «Then there was the espouser of doom himself: Roubini was known to be a perpetual pessimist, what economists call a “permabear.” When the economist Anirvan Banerji delivered his response to Roubini’s talk, he noted that Roubini’s predictions did not make use of mathematical models and dismissed his hunches as those of a career naysayer.» —“Dr. Doom” by Stephen Mihm New York Times Aug. 15, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Here’s a humorous take on how optimists differ from pessimists. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Opitmists vs. Pessimists” People keep sending us German jokes and I like this one. It translates as: The pessimist says it can’t get...
Another great Yogism: “It’s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Yogism About the Future” Another yogiism for you. It’s difficult to make predictions, especially about the...