Yeah I'm a 400-600 mg a day kinda guy lmao. I'm one of the people who answers the question like that. It's really just because I intake caffeine from a variety of sources.
I agree with you on 'man up'. That said, I know it's a joke and I'm totally fine with jokes of any kind in the right context. What I'm talking about primarily is when someone is in a poor overall financial situation. Then uses the phrase as a justification for making their situation worse with terrible spending. Joking about a thing vs normalizing a detrimental behavior is kinda what I mean. Idk I don't think people shouldn't say it in general it's just something thats been on my mind recently. Mostly because one particularly annoying person in my life uses it a lot.
"A defeatist is someone who resigns themselves to failure without trying." I'm thinking mostly about people in my personal life. Specifically one who has done things like put entire vacations on credit cards. Then used the justification of "girl math" because the experience NOW is worth what they will pay in interest. Instead of waiting until its financially viable because they'll "never be able to afford it otherwise". I have other examples but I'll use that as my primary.
"Anything under 5 dollars is free, returning something that didn't fit is profit, a 30% off sale means you're earning that 30% or by not making the purchase losing that money" rules like those. It's mostly used sarcastically but is occasionally used as a legitimate justification for poor spending habits. I didn't make it up or apply it to any group.
Yeah I'm a 400-600 mg a day kinda guy lmao. I'm one of the people who answers the question like that. It's really just because I intake caffeine from a variety of sources.