[dakolli]

uhhh, that's not how the how that figure speech goes. There's a reason why people say all publicity is good publicity, and you can't just flip that to fit your perspective.

[adwn]

People repeat that figure of speech because it's a meme (in the original sense of the word), not because it's unconditionally true.

[dakolli]

No, they repeat it because it's literally true.

[adwn]

Let me guess: you know that it's literally true because everyone repeats it, right?