Could we have a definition of a Realist?
THE REALIST PERCEIVES THE SITUATION AT HAND IN AN ALMOST INTELLECTUAL CLARITY, AND SUBCONSCIOUSLY APPLIES ALL OF THE ALTERNATIVES WITH LIGHTNING SPEED, COMING UP WITH A WORKABLE SOLUTION WITHIN AN EXTREMELY SHORT PERIOD OF DELIBERATION. THE REALIST HAS FEW EXPECTATIONS OF FANCIFUL NATURE, AND AS WOULD BE EXPECTED, IS GROUNDED IN REALITY.
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