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[–] 55 points 4 months ago (12 children)

Instead of buying that latte, why don't you instead buy some bootstraps and pull on them

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  • [–] 35 points 4 months ago (7 children)

    For those who don't know, this phrase has come full circle.

    Image of literal bootstraps

    It started as something literally impossible. Then people started using it to say they did it anyway. Expecting what is supposed to be impossible out of people is insane.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    That phrase is just something the rich tell the poor to get them to bend over.

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