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A comment on The Public Interest Internet, by Robin Berjon. Parent comment

Re:The Public Interest Internet, by Robin Berjon by jujube3 on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @04:57PM (#40722142)
> 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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Re:The Public Interest Internet, by Robin Berjon by digging on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @06:24PM (#40722725)
No, it's more like defeatism.
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Re:The Public Interest Internet, by Robin Berjon by Gormo on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @09:36PM (#40734049)
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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