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What does awake but at what cost? mean?
What does awake but at what cost? mean?
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26 Nov 2021
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ok. 'at what cost' means 'but what did you have to do/sacrifice' to get/achieve the thing.
So 'awake but at what cost' could mean 'I have stayed awake for 24 hours but I had to drink 20 cups of coffee just to stay awake'.
This is the first time I've seen this meme, but I don't think the message is the same.
Look at the cat's face. It doesn't look awake, its eyes look funny/strange. Now look at Andrey, he doesn't look like he is focused on where he is. He looks like he is really sleeping but with his eyes open. So he is supposed to be one thing (awake) but he is really something else (asleep/bored).
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Can you provide the rest of the text?
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ok. 'at what cost' means 'but what did you have to do/sacrifice' to get/achieve the thing.
So 'awake but at what cost' could mean 'I have stayed awake for 24 hours but I had to drink 20 cups of coffee just to stay awake'.
This is the first time I've seen this meme, but I don't think the message is the same.
Look at the cat's face. It doesn't look awake, its eyes look funny/strange. Now look at Andrey, he doesn't look like he is focused on where he is. He looks like he is really sleeping but with his eyes open. So he is supposed to be one thing (awake) but he is really something else (asleep/bored).
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