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> Honestly, I can't even finish reading through this comment. This is the opposite of idealism - is there a word for it? realism

• digging 2y ago
  No, it's more like defeatism.
  • Gormo 2y ago
    Nah, idealism is itself defeatism -- nothing sustains the status quo greater than people wallowing in speculation unmoored from reality instead of taking practical measures to address the problems before them.