The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 2 年前"Thought-Terminating Cliches"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square177fedilinkarrow-up11.17Kcross-posted to: exmormon@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.17Kimage"Thought-Terminating Cliches"lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 2 年前message-square177fedilinkcross-posted to: exmormon@lemmy.world
minus-squareruneko@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·2 年前I also often hear “It is what it is” to mean “someone made a bad decision and I’m not fighting it like I should.”
minus-squareGnome Kat@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 年前I see it used oftentimes to dismiss systematic injustice aswell… “it is what it is”… which on an individual level feels like we have no control over but is infact something we have a lot of control over. A very malignant useage I feel
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 年前Yes, the subject being dismissed is what makes it a good or bad thing. Is it something you have zero control over? Good thing. Otherwise, bad thing.
minus-squareDefault_Defect@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 年前I associate it with “I suck as a manager, but I kiss ass hard enough to fail upward.”
I also often hear “It is what it is” to mean “someone made a bad decision and I’m not fighting it like I should.”
Or the thing has already been done.
I see it used oftentimes to dismiss systematic injustice aswell… “it is what it is”…
which on an individual level feels like we have no control over but is infact something we have a lot of control over. A very malignant useage I feel
Yes, the subject being dismissed is what makes it a good or bad thing. Is it something you have zero control over? Good thing. Otherwise, bad thing.
I associate it with “I suck as a manager, but I kiss ass hard enough to fail upward.”