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"Thought-Terminating Cliches" (lemmy.world)
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[-] runeko@programming.dev 23 points 1 month ago

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."

[-] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 13 points 1 month ago

Or the thing has already been done.

[-] GnomeKat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 month ago

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

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

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.

[-] Default_Defect@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

I associate it with "I suck as a manager, but I kiss ass hard enough to fail upward."

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