Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids: Difference between revisions

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** To expand on it, Nozomu tells his class to write down their "Despairs for the future", essentially the students writing down their "Hopes for the future", what they are aiming at becoming, which Nozomu shoots down by saying "It's hopeless", and then giving them a [[Hannibal Lecture]] on their unrealistic goals... And then [[The Pollyanna|Fuura Kafuka]] shoots HIM down simply by stating that no matter how unrealistic your goal is, as long as you do your best to achieve it "the possibility exists" that you'll succeed.<ref>Trivial note: It's later revealed that Kafuka's "Hopes/Despairs for the future" was to become "God, A Time Traveler, A Pororocian".</ref>

* In the ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' manga both Miles and another Briggs soldier mention this, as when they were Ed's age they thought they could get through life [[Technical Pacifist|without killing anyone either]].

* The [[Token ~~Mini-Moe~~]] in ''[[Heat Guy J]]'' gets in [[Contemplate Our Navels|an argument]] with a [[Defective Detective]], when he tells her that money isn't everything. In her world, where she and [[Bottle Fairy|her mother]] barely have what they need to survive, money ''is'' everything, and she has become jaded. She tells him that believing in ideals like "money can't bring happiness" is all a fantasy.

* The [[Token Loli]] in ''[[Heat Guy J]]'' gets in [[Contemplate Our Navels|an argument]] with a [[Defective Detective]], when he tells her that money isn't everything. In her world, where she and [[Bottle Fairy|her mother]] barely have what they need to survive, money ''is'' everything, and she has become jaded. She tells him that believing in ideals like "money can't bring happiness" is all a fantasy.

* ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'': Johan, the series's resident [[Complete Monster]] seems to be trying to teach this to Tenma, and toward the end says "The only thing humans are equal in... is death."

* This trope is inverted in ''[[Black Lagoon]]'' when [[Cool Old Guy|Takenaka]], a [[Terrorists Without a Cause|Terrorist Without A Cause]], attempts to interrogate [[The Hero|Rock]] into giving up some info by convincing him that they're [[Not So Different]]. Rock refuses, and asks Takenaka why he keeps fighting for a cause he's already lost. Takenaka explains that he's long since lost any ideals about being able to do anything constructive with his actions, but "keeps preaching" because it's the only thing he finds meaning in doing.