@elkaki@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 2 years agoWhat is a quote you see everywhere that you absolutely hate?message-square174fedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down13
arrow-up190arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a quote you see everywhere that you absolutely hate?@elkaki@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 2 years agomessage-square174fedilink
minus-square@youpie@lemmy.emphisia.nllinkfedilink14•2 years ago“pull yourself up by the bootstraps” it’s literally impossible
minus-square@elfin8er@lemm.eelinkfedilink15•2 years agoI always thought that was the point of the phrase.
minus-square@deadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilink2•2 years agoIt is. It was initially used as a paradoxical statement.
minus-square@CoderKat@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoIt’s weird that it’s still used unironically today (and in fact feels like it’s made a relatively recent revival). Like, you’d think they’d at least switch to a phrase that makes sense.
“pull yourself up by the bootstraps” it’s literally impossible
I always thought that was the point of the phrase.
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It is. It was initially used as a paradoxical statement.
It’s weird that it’s still used unironically today (and in fact feels like it’s made a relatively recent revival). Like, you’d think they’d at least switch to a phrase that makes sense.