I think they meant what they said. “Remember that you will die” does mean something similar to “you only live once.”
Comment on "YOLO" and "Memento Mori" mean pretty much the same thing
carmanut@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I think you mean carpe diem?
Hope@lemmy.world 10 months ago
FierroGamer@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
It does if you remove it from its context where they used it more like “you should be humble, you’ll die like everyone else”, carpe diem was used more similarly to yolo
DrBob@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Carpe diem is a call to action - to not fritter your life away on inconsequential things. YOLO is a polite way to say “fuck it”.
FierroGamer@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
I said more similar, as in more than memento mori
Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 10 months ago
No?
Memento Mori means “remember that you have to die”. That is pretty much the same “you only live once”.
remotelove@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
YOLO is a little more… eh… pro-active? Knowing that you are going to die is not quite the same as saying fuck-all and leaping to a possible death.
SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 10 months ago
It does seem like YOLO = memento mori + carpe diem.
colmear@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
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 10 months ago
I always took it the opposite. You only live once so be super careful and don’t do anything dangerous.
kamiheku@sopuli.xyz 10 months ago
This is hilarious
reev@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
There’s actually a song by The Lonely Island about exactly this.
orgrinrt@lemmy.world 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 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 10 months ago
You oughta look out
DrBob@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
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 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 10 months ago
While I meant what I originally said, this is a great thought! Thanks for the comment!