MEME REFERENCE

Jump on Rake

Use to compare an ordinary mistake with a much more elaborate way of causing the same failure to oneself.

What it expresses

A simple self-own is escalated into spectacular, unnecessary self-sabotage.

Example

A friend could admit they forgot a deadline but instead invents an elaborate excuse that creates three new problems; label the two approaches with this.

When not to use it

Two options lead to genuinely different outcomes, so presenting one as merely the flashier version of the same blunder would be misleading.

• self-sabotage
• same mistake
• overcomplication
• rake