When examined, or just because it’s weird on its own.

Example: Beat a dead horse

  1. You whip a horse to go faster
  2. It dies from being whipped too much
  3. You still want the horse to go faster
  4. You continue to whip it
  • ddh@lemmy.sdf.org
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    18 days ago

    “You get what you pay for” - the words of a simpleton (or lying salesperson).

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      18 days ago

      Yeah definitely useful when managing expectations around buying cheap shit but quality generally peaks or plateaus in the middle of the cost range.