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"YOLO" and "Memento Mori" mean pretty much the same thing (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 10 months ago by Kolli@sopuli.xyz to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 50 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It does seem like YOLO = memento mori + carpe diem.

[–] colmear@discuss.tchncs.de 33 points 10 months ago (2 children)

This is the only correct comment.

Memento mori = Remember that you are going to die Carpe diem = Enjoy the day YOLO = enjoy your life, because you only have one and you are going to die

[–] Lmaydev@programming.dev 5 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I always took it the opposite. You only live once so be super careful and don't do anything dangerous.

[–] kamiheku@sopuli.xyz 10 points 10 months ago

This is hilarious

[–] reev@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

There's actually a song by The Lonely Island about exactly this.

[–] orgrinrt@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The way people use it should’ve risen some eyebrows on your part if that is the case.

Shouting “YOLO” as one jumps off a roof (to a pool, for example) seems to be the contemporary stereotype for its usage. I’ve only seen it used that way.

If you’ve stuck with the interpretation this long, you must have very curious views on carefulness and safety 😁

[–] volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

You oughta look out

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This couldn't be more incorrect. Memento mori is a call for humility. Carpe diem is a call for purposeful action. YOLO is a "hold my beer" moment preceding a calculated stupidity.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

What if waiting for conditions to be perfect before you come out of your shell is placing too much value on one’s own dignity?

[–] Kolli@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago

While I meant what I originally said, this is a great thought! Thanks for the comment!