It's like, have you ever tried to get someone to actually read Kant's Critique of Pure Reason? It's like trying to hold a snake in your hands and wait for it to turn into a harmless kitten. It never happens.
Or what about trying to get someone to understand the nuances of Derridean deconstruction? It's like trying to get a cat to understand why it's being held in a cage, but not just any cage, a cage that's also being held in another cage, and that cage is being held in another cage, ad infinitum.
And don't even get me started on trying to discuss the finer points of existentialism with someone who still thinks 'existential' means 'actually existing'. I mean, it's like trying to get a chicken to understand the meaning of the word 'fowl' while it's still pecking at the ground looking for bugs.
But seriously, have you ever tried to actually apply philosophical concepts to real world problems? It's like trying to put a square peg in a round hole, or trying to put a cat in a bathtub, or trying to get a philosopher to actually do anything that doesn't involve talking about doing it.
So, yeah, philosophy is just torture. But hey, at least the views are nice from up here. Why We Don't Get It | But Its Not Torture