> I think I'd rather have what I'd consider a realistic and true view of the world as it is rather than anything else. You say that but a realistic and true vi

> I think I'd rather have what I'd consider a realistic and true view of the world as it is rather than anything else. You say that but a realistic and true view of the world will show that things have indeed changed for the better for a lot of marginalized people -- and within our lifetimes, too. It's definitely not "always the same", to paraphrase the author. If you think it is, you may be the kind of person the author is referring to.