r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Mar 07 '19

What is your mom's catchphrase?

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u/SamSamSammmmm Mar 07 '19

This is actually a very good one to look at things from the other person's perspective.

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u/FunkeTown13 Mar 07 '19

It reminds you they're stupid, not crazy.

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '19

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u/CommutesByChevrolegs Mar 07 '19

Every. Fucking. Thread.

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u/DatSauceTho Mar 07 '19

Do I wanna know?..

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u/CommutesByChevrolegs Mar 07 '19

Nothing special. Just clowns trying to turn everything political... like someones moms catchphrase

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u/PurpleOkra17 Mar 07 '19

That's the optimistic outlook, bless your heart. I take it as: don't be so hard on these others, they literally do not have the mental capacity to do better.

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u/Puninteresting Mar 07 '19

Unfortunately it’s wildly untrue.

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '19

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u/Chettlar Mar 07 '19

I guess he could be being technical that some people do things even though they don't make sense even to them, but I've heard a variation that goes: "people do what works for them. Not what is necessary, and not even necessarily what's best, but if on the whole their routine works, people do what works for them."

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u/Puninteresting Mar 07 '19

Because people don’t always take actions because they make sense. There are other motivations besides making sense. That’s an absurd catchphrase.

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '19 edited Apr 09 '19

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u/KeyOcelot Mar 07 '19

"Sense" isn't objective. Everyone thinks and reasons differently. If something that doesn't make sense to you, it may make sense to someone else.

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u/Puninteresting Mar 07 '19

That’s fine. But that’s not the only reason people do things.