What a backhanded way of telling him to shut up!

1) This is a tech-focused forum.

2) It was perfectly obvious that he was being clever.

3) The analogy was quite amusing.

4) The analogy does ring true... and even this research paper concedes the point that personal change is difficult and has proven elusive.

5) I imagine that if a wealth of actionable research results existed on this matter, that personal change and growth would have become more accessible already.