Whether you admit it or not, everyone is a realistic person.
Otherwise, why would you long for a better place, a better job, more income, a bigger house, a freer life?
It's easy to say I don't care, I just like staying in our little place, it's pretty good, I'm quite satisfied, usually it's the Brahmins who hold resources in certain places.
Most others are just looking for excuses for their own incompetence and laziness.