Two very different stances: cynical idealist and pragmatic optimist.

Cynical idealist: "This system can never be perfect, because it is fundamentally, irreparably flawed. So what's the point in trying to improve it? We should find another one that could be perfect and not bother with this one."

Pragmatic optimist: "This system can never be perfect, because perfection is impossible. But it's pretty good, and with effort we can make it better."

The main difference is: do you keep pushing to improve?

At any given time step are you default stopping or default pushing?