minnieo@kbin.social to Today I Learned@kbin.social · 7 months agoTIL “Pull Yourself Up By Your Bootstraps” was originally meant sarcastically, or to suggest an impossible accomplishment, because it is impossible for someone to pull themselves up by their bootstrapsmedia.kbin.socialimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up129
arrow-up129imageTIL “Pull Yourself Up By Your Bootstraps” was originally meant sarcastically, or to suggest an impossible accomplishment, because it is impossible for someone to pull themselves up by their bootstrapsmedia.kbin.socialminnieo@kbin.social to Today I Learned@kbin.social · 7 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squaremateomauilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-27 months agoNo one can pull you up by your bootstraps. They can pull your boots up by your bootstraps. The original phrase refers to an impossible task whether or not anyone else is involved. That’s why it’s sarcasm.
No one can pull you up by your bootstraps. They can pull your boots up by your bootstraps. The original phrase refers to an impossible task whether or not anyone else is involved. That’s why it’s sarcasm.