The weakest link in any chain is not the argument itself, but the person who loses his temper first. Obstacles serve as a reminder of our fragility; iron gates have no compassion to appeal to, nor fears to exploit, nor insecurities to use to one's advantage. They are, however, operated by us - by beings of unlimited vulnerability and limited energy. Why waste time brute-forcing what can be easily circumvented by a clever façade and a crimson tongue? If only I had remembered this lesson before I started screaming at everyone. Maybe I could still have kept up appearances that I was in fact, not an impostor.
