I could care less about the phrase "couldn't care less." Yes, that is correct. I could actually care less. I keep seeing people get infuriated about people using this phrase the way I use it. I think this is very close to the root of what is wrong with America.
You see just because I am not vehemently opposed to the concept of being capable of caring about something doesn't mean the statement "makes no sense" or is stupid. I don't tend to speak in such absolutes. I don't consider myself to be capable of such a callous attitude about my level of care for any subject.
Why is it I have to either hate something or love it? Everything in the universe doesn't have to be this extreme polarizing event. When I tell you that I could care less about a subject you are talking to me about, I am implying that your continued persistence could be what brings me to that even lower level of caring.
I don't need to imply that I am physically incapable of caring about a subject in order to be apathetic about it. To me being so extremely opposed to caring about it proves that you've invested enough energy in it to know you dislike it, in the least.
It's like this whole internet news feed trend of every news article having "extreme" buzzwords that "you won't believe until you see," where the story has little to do with the title. Everyone feels the need to be excessive and absolute in everything they say. There is no middle ground. Middle ground is stupid.
The inverse property of weeds is something I thought of while spraying weed service calls today. The more extreme the language used to describe the weeds in the lawn, the less weeds there will be. If there are "excessive" or "major" weeds in the lawn it might take the better part of an hour just finding one. The ones that are fairly nondescript tend to be the ones with lots of weeds. "some" weeds is one to watch out for because it can go either way.
Man my mind wanders a lot. Have fun living life, kiddos.
I'm going to bed.
