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But the "joke" only works if parent had presented the solution as something that shouldn't be difficult or that was the expectation. If the expectation is that

But the "joke" only works if parent had presented the solution as something that shouldn't be difficult or that was the expectation. If the expectation is that changing this thing is difficult, and parent gave solutions that are indeed difficult, how does pointing out that it is actually difficult add up to humor?

ziddoap 5y ago
>only works if parent had presented the solution as something that shouldn't be difficult Sort of like presenting a decades long journey of politics as: >Become a member of Congress and marshal support for a bill. Or telling people they should just: >Gain some hard political power to make or break laws and policies. Because it certainly read to me that the parent is grossly understating the effort, time, commitment, and luck required to just "become a member of congress" and wield "some hard political power to make or break laws". They make it seem like tomorrow I can walk into Congress and get to changing laws by Monday. Hence, where's the rest of the owl?
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
  > They make it seem like tomorrow I can walk into Congress and get to changing laws by Monday. I didn't get that impression at all.
- kelnos 5y ago
  > Or telling people they should just: Nowhere in the original post does the word "just" appear. I don't think the poster was being flippant at all, or was suggesting that taking this path is easy, or one to be taken lightly. Just that it should be no surprise that trying to take the "easy way" to change public policy is not one that's likely to work. (Or, rather, that trying to change the government from the outside, on a part-time basis, is going to give you limited results.) Doing so is very hard, and might require a career change if you are serious about making a difference.
  - ziddoap 5y ago
    >Nowhere in the original post does the word "just" appear. Yes, that's why it isn't part of the stuff I quoted, it's part of what I wrote. >I don't think the poster was being flippant at all, or was suggesting that taking this path is easy Well, I suppose our opinions wildly differ on that.

ziddoap 5y ago

>only works if parent had presented the solution as something that shouldn't be difficult Sort of like presenting a decades long journey of politics as: >Become a member of Congress and marshal support for a bill. Or telling people they should just: >Gain some hard political power to make or break laws and policies. Because it certainly read to me that the parent is grossly understating the effort, time, commitment, and luck required to just "become a member of congress" and wield "some hard political power to make or break laws". They make it seem like tomorrow I can walk into Congress and get to changing laws by Monday. Hence, where's the rest of the owl?

AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
> They make it seem like tomorrow I can walk into Congress and get to changing laws by Monday. I didn't get that impression at all.
kelnos 5y ago
> Or telling people they should just: Nowhere in the original post does the word "just" appear. I don't think the poster was being flippant at all, or was suggesting that taking this path is easy, or one to be taken lightly. Just that it should be no surprise that trying to take the "easy way" to change public policy is not one that's likely to work. (Or, rather, that trying to change the government from the outside, on a part-time basis, is going to give you limited results.) Doing so is very hard, and might require a career change if you are serious about making a difference.
- ziddoap 5y ago
  >Nowhere in the original post does the word "just" appear. Yes, that's why it isn't part of the stuff I quoted, it's part of what I wrote. >I don't think the poster was being flippant at all, or was suggesting that taking this path is easy Well, I suppose our opinions wildly differ on that.