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Those paragraphs seem to me to basically say, "Don't bother if you're not going to spend the rest of your life/a very long time here", which I think is effectiv
by Laaw 11y ago
Those paragraphs seem to me to basically say, "Don't bother if you're not going to spend the rest of your life/a very long time here", which I think is effectively saying "don't bother at all" to most folks.
I want the Ugandan to come to the US and try to solve gun control before he's 30. He'll fail if his idea sucks, but I want him to come try.
- blowski 11y agoWhat if the Ugandan makes things worse for people who are already in a difficult situation? What if lots of Ugandans turn up with lots of solutions that all make things a lot worse? I think this is what the OP is suggesting is happening with young western idealists - their naive solutions are making the situation worse.
- Laaw 11y agoWhat if the worst possible scenario happens, you mean? That's pessimistic thinking, and not supported by experience. Definitely possible, though, so let's not even bother.
- Apocryphon 11y agoThose paragraphs seem to me to basically say, "Don't bother if you're not going to spend the rest of your life/a very long time here", which I think is effectively saying "don't bother at all" to most folks. Maybe that's the point. People who want to solve complex problems need to be committed. Not for a few months or a few years, but maybe lifetimes. Because that's what's required to properly solving something.