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| - A character is incredibly cynical. They are sporting a nice pair of Jade-Colored Glasses, and when the Wide-Eyed Idealist calls them out on it, they are quick to say I Did What I Had to Do, or Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids. They are convinced their attitude is more realistic, and that anyone without it is too childish to accomplish anything. See also Grumpy Bear, or Sour Supporter for character types that can fall into this. Examples:
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| - A character is incredibly cynical. They are sporting a nice pair of Jade-Colored Glasses, and when the Wide-Eyed Idealist calls them out on it, they are quick to say I Did What I Had to Do, or Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids. They are convinced their attitude is more realistic, and that anyone without it is too childish to accomplish anything. They are wrong. It turns out that their overly cynical attitude can blind them just as easily as an overly idealistic or optimistic attitude can. They turned lazy and missed golden opportunities due to thinking about themselves in the Despair Event Horizon for all eternity, thus proving themselves to be just as blind and dogmatic as they think the more idealistic characters are. He or she is summarily called out for his Wangst, often by the very people that he/she had regarded as fools. It can also happen when a character tries too hard to be what they think an adult is, like a Perpetual Frowner. This trope is the Inversion of Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids, showing that being more cynical is not necessarily better. In fact, it can be seen as being just as ignorant and called out just as easily. This is to show that The Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism does not always stick to one end, but tends to lie somewhere in the middle, and that you need a bit of both to really see the world for what it is. Can be a trait of The Anti-Nihilist, and used to deconstruct the Nietzsche Wannabe mentality. See also Grumpy Bear, or Sour Supporter for character types that can fall into this. Examples:
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