@[email protected] to [email protected] • 2 years agoWhat is a quote you see everywhere that you absolutely hate?message-square157fedilinkarrow-up193
arrow-up190message-squareWhat is a quote you see everywhere that you absolutely hate?@[email protected] to [email protected] • 2 years agomessage-square157fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink13•2 years ago“pull yourself up by the bootstraps” it’s literally impossible
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink14•2 years agoI always thought that was the point of the phrase.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 years agoIt is. It was initially used as a paradoxical statement.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•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.
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.