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0 pointsjujube31y ago0 comments

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

realism

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digging1y ago

No, it's more like defeatism.

Gormo1y 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.

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