Have you noticed that nobody does anything out of "caution" anymore? No, these days it's always out of "an abundance of caution." One must conclude that a normal amount of caution is simply not enough in this age of Covid-19. Or else maybe, just maybe, the safe bet is to say what everyone else is saying so as to appear cutting-edge, or at least up-to-speed. This verbal abuse makes me feel sorry for the English language.
So many poor insecure people hoping to rise to the top feel as if they must speak, act and dress like everyone else in order to succeed. Meanwhile, it's the rare people who don't give a damn who are quietly making things happen.
The next time you hear someone say "At the end of the day" and it's still daylight, or "It is what it is" and it's nothing at all, don't cringe and back away like I do. Feel sorry for them, and realize they are just acting out of an abundance of caution.
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