return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 7 days ago79% of Americans feel burned out as they put most vacation time toward errands, doctor visits, and family carefortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1609cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldusa@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1609external-link79% of Americans feel burned out as they put most vacation time toward errands, doctor visits, and family carefortune.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 7 days agomessage-square27fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldusa@lemmy.ml
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up31·7 days ago“pulling yourself up by the bootstraps” has always been this: an instruction by the ruling class “for the weed to weed out itself by the roots”. You know what happens when a tree pulls itself up by the roots? It starts walking, dancing even. It dies.
minus-squareFridgeratr@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 days agoThe phrase is also meant to show that it’s impossible. You can’t lift yourself into the air by pulling on your boot straps.
“pulling yourself up by the bootstraps” has always been this: an instruction by the ruling class “for the weed to weed out itself by the roots”.
You know what happens when a tree pulls itself up by the roots?
It starts walking, dancing even.It dies.The phrase is also meant to show that it’s impossible. You can’t lift yourself into the air by pulling on your boot straps.