Okay, I actually looked up the original Reddit post and there's a lot more to it, so it was actually pretty suspicious. The post said: "I think I found a guy trying to stake out my place. He came up to my door, knocked it, tried to ring the doorbell (the doorbell was broken), and…Â
#12 is literally just a person knocking on their door and ringing their doorbell. Could have been for any reason, and the person jumps to "staking out the place"?
Telling people they have no right to complain because they are well-off, or have some form of privilege. Complaining is how we cope with life, and everyone should be allowed to do it, no matter how trivial it may seem to you!
They didn't include the rest of the Reddit post but the next paragraph says:
"Jeremy was 18, did not apply for colleges, so his parents made him get a job. He was hired as a mover, as is everyone. He shows up the first day to roll-call in a full suit and tie asking where his desk…Â
The thing about "literally" is that when someone says it, they are being hyperbolic. It's like someone saying "seriously" or "really" or "for real" or "legit," they are intensifying the metaphor by insisting it's real. It's a way of speaking that is not limited to just the word "literally"…Â
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