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Aug 12, 2026

Is hope realistic, naive, or necessary?

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Hope can be all three depending on the context. Sometimes hope is necessary to keep moving forward in dark times. Sometimes it's naive in situations that are objectively "hopeless". It's realistic in that everyone has likely experienced it at some point in their lives, whether consciously or not. Edit It's also realistic in that hoping for an event to occur when it's possible for it to do so is realistic. (edited)

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It's necessary, far from naive... it shows resilience, even after tough experiences. It's not always realistic but it is necessary in order to keep us going. If anything It's naive to think that things can't get better and will keep getting worse. Like isn't linear, there is always hope.

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"Hope is naive when it expects everything to turn out well. It is realistic when it understands that things can go wrong and still decides to try. But above all, it is necessary. Because when you no longer have guarantees, when you don't know what will happen tomorrow and still decide to get up... that is hope. Not because I believe the world owes me a happy ending. But because I refuse to let a bad chapter decide how my story ends. So yes... hope can be naive. It can be realistic. But for me, it is necessary."

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It depends on the context of the situation.

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Necessary, without hope there’s no future in life.

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Hope is necessary

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All at the same time! Always a reason to hope realistically, but sometimes when you know it's futile you might be naive for hoping. Necessary to push through the bad times absolutely!

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Hope is necessary but one has to be realistic about what to hope for

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Necessary

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It depends on the situation.

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Hope is both a Realistically Naive human trait. Our brains don't wish for us to be hopeless and depressed. They want to hope for a better future and time to improve upon itself. Its a good thing to have and use but not a good thing to rely on and spiral down for. Moderate your Hope and push yourself when you need to.

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Necessary

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Hope helps us achieve our goals, objectives, or even keep standing and fighting despite the world not making sense. Just like the naive hope of having a beautiful love or the reality that you may never get it but you can keep waiting. For me, it is undoubtedly what keeps us alive; some things we live hoping for will come true and others won't, but hey, nothing is written. Each of us must move forward with or without hope.

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I think Hope is Absolutely Necessary in this realistic World to keep moving forward no matter what hoping things would get better ✨✨

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Wy not

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Realistic

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Hope is not realistic, naive or necessary.... question should be ...for how long one can hope and where will the search end for which one is hoping

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Hope is essential. Hope dies last. And of course, it always depends on the perspective and the specific situation of the person.

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The rupiah is not weakening anymore, Prabowo is stepping down, eliminate MBG.

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Necessary

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Sometimes we need hope, and sometimes it's just a naive thing.

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Hope is... Realistic, Naive and Necessary. Realistically someone is out there... It's a little naive to keep hoping after being hurt enough but it's still necessary if you're going to keep trying to find that person 🫣❤️

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I think it is necessary to move forward and achieve one's goals.

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Necessary

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Necessary

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Depends

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unnecessary

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yes

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"Hope has long left these lands!" The Lord of the Ring

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Absolutely necessary

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Hope is necessary. Blind hope is naivety. Hoping for sth while still recognizing it may not happen... Now that's realistic hope.

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It depends on the context. If it's in a situation where it is known that nothing is going to happen, it's naivety. But if, on the contrary, it's a moment of uncertainty where nothing is certain, then it is, in a way, realistic and even necessary to prevail.

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It's a double-edged sword. It's very easy to confuse hope with impossible expectations 💔

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I was going to say it depends but Chris beat me to it, so I'll leave you with my cat on substances.

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Hope can make us see situations in an optimistic way, so we will know how to cope with them. However, sometimes it is better to be realistic and accept what happens in our lives and move on.

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Necessary

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As gandalf said... Bilbo gives him hope so it's necessary

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Hope is never nieve and it is necessary and realistic

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Necessary

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