"Folks who are honest about not having a simple solution makes a much more intelligent impression on me."
This works because problems with simple solution don't stay problems for long.
Problem: I'm dehydrated.
Solution: I drink (potable) water.
Problem solved.
(Don't get distracted by all the other potential bad solutions, we're just talking about how this specific simple solution does work.)
If it's a pervasive problem that has plagued humanity since the dawn of civilization, then simple solutions probably won't work, no. I'll cop that I lean libertarian but ultimately the very popular "let's just free market at it" and "let's just government at it" are equally stupid solutions to any hard problem.
This works because problems with simple solution don't stay problems for long.
Problem: I'm dehydrated.
Solution: I drink (potable) water.
Problem solved.
(Don't get distracted by all the other potential bad solutions, we're just talking about how this specific simple solution does work.)
If it's a pervasive problem that has plagued humanity since the dawn of civilization, then simple solutions probably won't work, no. I'll cop that I lean libertarian but ultimately the very popular "let's just free market at it" and "let's just government at it" are equally stupid solutions to any hard problem.