But Netscape's idealistic hackers set out to change the world.

ECONOMIST: Internet riders

The difference between Cincinnati Works and the world of government contractors is the difference between the idealistic and the bureaucratic.

FORBES: Obama's SOTU and What Government Shouldn't Do

Like most things, it can be used for good or bad, but the vast majority of hackers I've met tend to be idealistic people who want to have a positive impact on the world.

CNN: Doug Gross,

It means balancing your idealistic vision of how things could be, against the realities of the business world.

FORBES: Street Smart Disciplines Every Entrepreneur Needs

It refers to the misguided if idealistic notion that a country can create its own prosperity in today's world.

FORBES: Magazine Article