[cgbg]

I am guilty of using “it is what it is”.

The context is when someone is denying blatant reality that they don’t like—and you are delivering the bad news.

The Ayn Rand formulation is better—but longer:

“You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.”

[chiller]

kinda’ like: deal with it

[Fester Chugabrew]

“You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.”

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Unless you are a leftist.