Maybe it's not so complicated

Sometimes I get frustrated with how much effort and time it takes for change to happen.  Most of my research focus and much of my personal time is spent on how to make the world a better place.  Well, at the very least, make sure we all survive long enough to continue the quest of making the world a better place. 

So, when I get frustrated with these sorts of endeavours, I lament that life isn't simpler.  That people would just listen to common sense.  And that we all might just get on with it and do the right thing already!#$%&.  You know?   You know.   It's hard sometimes to wait around for various tipping points of public opinion to occur.

Which is why I like the spirit of the following video.  It dispenses with the tactful and gets down to the business of teaching the essentials.  (Or it's all satire, you decide.)

Um, if you haven't seen it already, and even if you have, I need to say a few words first.  

This video contains coarse language, sexual imagery, images of violence, and racist language and stereotypes.  Viewer discretion is advised.  It might not be exactly appropriate for a research blog that's syndicated on Planet DCS@UofT, but then again you don't need to watch the video.

Not to put too fine a point on it, but sometimes humour and directness make the things we struggle so hard to convey by other, more complicated, means laughably obvious.   If I think about my work with climate change and when I'm in one of those frustrated moods, part of me wants to do something as seemingly tactless and extreme as this video.  You know, 

join a party, 

join a party, 

join a #$%^% political party.

...

meh, too many syllables. Forget that idea.   Point is, a little humour and lampooning can go a long way.  Especially if it get's the message out.  

So, if there's anyone out there not doing the sort of serious research I am doing but is looking for a fun project to help save humanity then my suggestion is to follow this video's lead.   And write to me and I'll send you the uncensored version of the lyrics I came up with whilst on the train yesterday...