skill issue

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So for example, if Lucy from the office tells me that someone totaled her car when it was parked in the parking lot, I might respond with "skill issue" (it wasn't Lucy's fault, she wasn't anywhere near her car), and then I might get fired for being unprofessional, which would not be a skill issue since it was actually my lack of skill at being a normal member of society that led to the firing.

‘Skill issue’ is a useful meme - on agency, learned helplessness, useful beliefs and agency Wide_Anybody5846 2026
I will say that I find it very funny to say "skill issue" in response to something that is objectively not a skill issue. You got a cold? Skill issue You stubbed your toe? Skill issue You're allergic to shellfish? Skill issue

I hate the term 'skill issue' [Rant] 2026
"Simply be Dumas, skill issue" is perhaps not useful writing advice however

Max Gladstone (@maxgladstone.bsky.social) Max Gladstone 2026
It’s easy for our Gen Alpha kids to read the subtext of a slang term that baffles us, their millennial parents. Chalk it up to a skill issue, TBH.

What Does Your Teen Mean When They Say 'Skill Issue'? Miranda Rake 2024