It's hard to say. Generally speaking, I believe that after WWII, we had very utopian ideals which just didn't work. Rather than letting go of them, we doubled down, leading to more problems. Picrel advocated for a world peace where countries would focus on what unites us. Unfortunately, it didn't happen and rather than admit it was a dream, many leaders and intellectuals want to strip people of freedom and wage unnecessary wars to achieve it. I think we must admit the world will always be imperfect, rather than debate which fantasies we should chase. Not of cynicism, but out of a desire to truly improve the world.