I was thinking hmm... maybe I could share about how I've decided I don't want to marry one of the people I wanted to marry anymore (but that changes daily). Or, I could talk about how I've had a ridiculous amount of school work. Maybe the annoying people at the gym again? Nope.
I think I'll share my views on the acronym "YOLO."
I absolutely positively love this. I completely agree with the fact that you only live once and you mine as well have a fun life blah blah blah, but I don't understand why this has become such a stupidly used phrase.
The other day I saw a status on Facebook: "Going to take a nap #YOLO" and I thought, well good for you little boy. And then I saw this tweet that said, "closing the fridge door slowly to see when the light goes out #YOLO" and I almost lost it. That has absolutely no relevance to only living once. As a matter of fact, if that's what someone does with his or her life that's embarrassing (just realize I've done that numerous times). I think if you're going to use it, use it the right way.
When you're streaking across a baseball field and you will be streaming across the television screens of millions across the nation, then use YOLO. Maybe if you get the courage to talk to someone you've always wanted to that could be a yolo (not in caps, because that's not that big of a deal). If you just went skydiving then I would definitely say the term is appropriate.
But no, it is not appropriate when you're talking about how you did something that you do everyday and has to actual significance whatsoever.
I also wouldn't use the term YOLO if you want to be classy. Acronyms in general aren't a very classy thing. (That's why everybody makes fun of the girls that say "LOL" out loud when they're having a face-to-face conversation...yes, you know exactly who you are, and darling, it's so incredibly annoying).
And lastly, don't let YOLO be the reason you get detention or arrested. That's barbaric.
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