The personal info of what could be Instacart customers is being sold online

Re:The personal info of what could be Instacart customers is... by bottled_poe on Thursday July 23, 2020 @06:00AM (#23925747)

I too see this phrase used and it often seems to imply the opposite meaning of what is intended. It is indeed confusing.

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Re:The personal info of what could be Instacart customers is... by jstanley on Thursday July 23, 2020 @06:20AM (#23925831)

Generally the phrase is "I couldn't care less", meaning it is impossible to care any less than I already do.

I think "I can care less" is meant to mean "I can care less than most people do, because it doesn't matter to me".

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Re:The personal info of what could be Instacart customers is... by BenjiWiebe on Thursday July 23, 2020 @09:54AM (#23927365)

In my experience people say "I can/could care less" when they mean to say "couldn't care less". An incorrect correction of the double negative.

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Re:The personal info of what could be Instacart customers is... by iamyi on Thursday July 23, 2020 @05:53PM (#23932780)

Thanks for the language advice!

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