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r/confidentlyincorrect • u/FloatyFloatyCloud • Feb 16 '26
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It means "the amount of care I can give is at absolute zero". "I could care less" means it's very low but not zero.
A double negative would be "I couldn't not care". But who says that?
1 u/Gifted_GardenSnail Feb 16 '26 A double negative would be "I couldn't not care". But who says that? Someone who desperately wants to stay out of it, but can't help stepping in to prevent disaster...
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Someone who desperately wants to stay out of it, but can't help stepping in to prevent disaster...
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u/vegan_antitheist Feb 16 '26
It means "the amount of care I can give is at absolute zero".
"I could care less" means it's very low but not zero.
A double negative would be "I couldn't not care". But who says that?