The U.K. brexiting pic.twitter.com/9MYXSjLGMo
— Rupert Myers (@RupertMyers) March 16, 2019
This same video can serve as a metaphor for any action that is initiated because it seems like a quick and easy solution to a problem that turns into a mess because the person did not really think things through about the possible consequences.
But at least that guy had the decency required to stick around and put some effort into rectifying the mishap, a vital difference.
A better metaphor comes from a modified version of O’brien’s speech in 1984:
“Picture a man punching himself in the face. Forever.”