[jujube3]

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

realism

[digging]

No, it's more like defeatism.

[Gormo]

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.