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Q: Usage/understanding of "holding it all"?

ProbablyIn the Off Camera Show (timestamp), Brit Marling says today many people take many photos a day as a way to say I'm here, I'm alive and I'm holding it all. Is this a way to express someone has everything under control, mentally? Or do native speakers understand it so?

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Anonymous
18:55
Why do people make claims about grammar without making an attempt to study it first? I think being wrong is okay, but I feel like it's a good idea to at least try to say something correct instead of blindly asserting something and hoping for the best.
CowperKettle
CowperKettle
19:18
People are like that
skullpatrol
skullpatrol
also known as self-righteousness
ColleenV
ColleenV
19:49
@snailboat it’s not just grammar. There are plenty of topics where people who believe they are smart have this feeling that they should be able to deduce everything they need to know from the passing exposure they have had.
If I had a nickel for every end user who told me that I could add some feature to an incredibly complex algorithm in a few minutes with a for loop... well I would still be annoyed, but I could at least get a coffee out of it
I try not to be that person, although I probably am sometimes lol
skullpatrol
skullpatrol
in a lot of ways the internet has accelerated this kind of thinking...
 
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CowperKettle
CowperKettle
21:09
Let's blame the Internet for everything, it has no feelings yet.
SmokeDetector
SmokeDetector
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Offensive answer detected (79): What does "air pocket" mean here? Difference? by Ming Chang on ell.SE
 
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userr2684291
userr2684291
22:32
Who knows why... There are a number of different reasons. Maybe it's a mistake/lapsus. Maybe they think they're right (can you really blame someone for that if they bear no ill or selfish intent?). Maybe they don't think it's that important that all the details are correct as long as they get their point across.
You can narrow it down when you correct them and see their reaction. (:

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