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TIL “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 bootstraps (media.kbin.social)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

"You need to find the strength to do the impossible because we won't spend money on minorities and poor people" is how it is used today.