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#goals

A hashtag format (squad goals, relationship goals, career goals, kitchen goals) that Hank mocks as one of culture's demands on us.

Early context: Hank says culture whispers that salary is a good surrogate for meaning, while we also want a big impact like Zuckerberg or Elon Musk and to fulfill every kind of #goals. — Redefining What it Means to Matter 00:00:22

borrowed slang / meme (hashtag meme) · in 2 videos, 2016–2019 · last heard 2019

Videos per year: 2016: 1 · 2019: 1

Forms heard

How the speakers say this one item, as transcribed from the videos, in order of first appearance.

form videos first heard last heard
“goals” 1 2016-06-03 · Redefining What it Means to Matter 00:00:22
“relationship goals” 1 2019-03-19 · Writing and Marriage Advice from Michelle Obama 00:01:30

Every video

2016

date video use what is said
2016-06-03 Redefining What it Means to Matter 00:00:22 mention Hank says culture whispers that salary is a good surrogate for meaning, while we also want a big impact like Zuckerberg or Elon Musk and to fulfill every kind of #goals. · “goals”

2019

date video use what is said
2019-03-19 Writing and Marriage Advice from Michelle Obama 00:01:30 mention Michelle Obama says people see her and Barack as relationship goals and only see the good stuff; not telling how hard it was would be dishonest about what it takes to build what they have.