elkaki@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhat is a quote you see everywhere that you absolutely hate?message-squaremessage-square152fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down13
arrow-up182arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a quote you see everywhere that you absolutely hate?elkaki@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square152fedilink
minus-squareyoupie@lemmy.emphisia.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·1 year ago“pull yourself up by the bootstraps” it’s literally impossible
minus-squareelfin8er@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year agoI always thought that was the point of the phrase.
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoIt is. It was initially used as a paradoxical statement.
minus-squareCoderKat@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year 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.
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.