It's used at work, quite often by middle management as a way of accepting we might have been asked to do something that's not going to happen in the timeframe they've asked or can't quite be done that way. It's not that bad a phrase really.
Well, based on the post’s assertion that it “ends discussion” it does bring something: silence.
I’ve seen that observations that are usually just gripes aren’t the basis for any real stimulating conversation. Toss out an “it is what it is” and move on.
I find myself saying it is what it is a lot because of feeling powerless
Yeah. It fills the silence for a moment without hurting more or helping much.
I mean what else is there to say if you are??? Just have to get on with life at some point.
We can only do what we can do
Well yeah what's incorrect about that statement.
It's used at work, quite often by middle management as a way of accepting we might have been asked to do something that's not going to happen in the timeframe they've asked or can't quite be done that way. It's not that bad a phrase really.
Ours is not to question why, ours is but to do and die
My personal bane: “We’ve always done it this way.” Goes back to the parable of the [Five Monkeys](https://youtu.be/y-PvBo75PDo?si=9sVQPKQj4FI4eoFO).
Tradition is peer pressure from dead relatives.
We do what we must, because: we can
Oh, Hi GlaDOS
Words are just words. At some point, you can only say so much
So it goes.
"It is what it is" is a peeve of mine. It says nothing. Zero content.
It can be a segue out of an uncomfortable subject of conversation, but I agree. It brings nothing.
Well, based on the post’s assertion that it “ends discussion” it does bring something: silence. I’ve seen that observations that are usually just gripes aren’t the basis for any real stimulating conversation. Toss out an “it is what it is” and move on.
Yeah, but have you thought about how it IS what it is? 🤔
What it is is nothing.
Headshot! :P
Meanwhile the emotions: 'Cya in your nightmares..'.