idealist

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His story is a little rushed but we get the idea that Tim’s not a jerk, just an idealist who can’t handle the tawdriness of the 21st century.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

He is a situational bear, a situational bull and, almost despite himself, at age 87, a gruff, perpetual, starry-eyed idealist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

And Chinese media describe him as a "technical idealist" - he insists on keeping DeepSeek as an open-source platform.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

I was always very much an idealist and was like, "Let's just try."

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2024

“The idealist fooled you again, I guess. You really fall for that Reilly’s line.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole