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"Thought-Terminating Cliches" (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Black_Gulaman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Terminathought

[–] CCF_100@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago

bash: Terminathought: command not found

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (5 children)

What?

It is what is

Isn't "designed" to short circuit cognitive dissonance...

I mean, it kind of could be put that way, but only because OP doesn't seem to know they said the opposite of what they meant to from context.

It is what it is

Means

This is fucked, but I can't help

It's not to trick someone into ending a discussion, its commiserating over a shitty situation.

To let the other person know you're not talking about what's right and what's wrong. Just stating how something is.

[–] tux@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

It's still accepting a shitty situation because it is what it is. While it might show empathy or at least understanding of the situation, it still is just accepting it that way without digging into it further, or trying to change it.

That line is usually the end of the topic. "Yeah, us working folks sure get fucked over, but it is what it is". Doesn't continue the thought or conversation. It terminates it

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[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 9 months ago

"live and let live" is an ironic one we hear in vegan circles a lot.

[–] greenhorn@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

The ultimate thought-terminating cliche triumvirate: This is it Fuck it It is what it is

Paul Crik

[–] Jubei_K_08@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

You Oughta Look Out is just good advice in general.

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago

etymological classifications, as well as sociological ones, are quite the intrigue to me.

Humans have an innate desire to classify and codify things. For some reason.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Even when i hear those things it makes me want to explore a situation deeper because such phrases are indicative of an ignorant, fatalistic attitude that begs to be illuminated

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[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

"It is what it is." Well no shit?

[–] No_Change_Just_Money@feddit.de 2 points 9 months ago

Nothing you can do about it

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