be_excellent_to_each_other to Political Memes • 1 year agoBut muh bootstraps!media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square111fedilinkarrow-up11.54Karrow-down152
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minus-squareASeriesOfPoorChoiceslink4•1 year agohttps://uselessetymology.com/2019/11/07/the-origins-of-the-phrase-pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps/
minus-squareKaryoplasmalinkfedilink3•1 year agoThanks for the link. The perfidy of contorting the meaning from an impossible task to something everyone should be able to do is sickening. But I’m not surprised.
https://uselessetymology.com/2019/11/07/the-origins-of-the-phrase-pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps/
Thanks for the link. The perfidy of contorting the meaning from an impossible task to something everyone should be able to do is sickening. But I’m not surprised.