There's no way that it frequently isn't, "it is what it is" is a statement that is always technically true. No matter how you present something, it will always be what it is.
"Jones is the goat" - it isn't what it is
I meant it more so when they say it describing something, like getting caught with a punch or having a boring fight. If you follow up an opinion with "it is what it is" then that means nothing other than your opinion is what it is.
About as useful as saying "in my opinion " - course it's your fucking opinion, you're saying it!
Absolutely, its one of those sayings people go to when they dont have anything to add. Generally only used by imbeciles who cant understand that an opinion is something formulated in their heads, not a universal truth.
You may be voicing a fact, or someone ele's point, or even you may think of something as a fact while it is just an opinion. Saying "in my opinion" can clarify that sort of situations.
Disagree. "In my opinion" is often used to convey that the user doesn't think he's hot shit and expressing an opinion as if it's a fact. "In my opinion" is an important expression in English as so many people express their opinions as if they were facts, so it lets others know that the user is not one of THOSE assholes. Sometimes it's not necessary, true, but languages all around the world are filled with "softeners" as politeness and humility are considered virtues, and that extends to language.
Very true actually, I wasn't thinking of the context in which a regular person would use the phrase. On Sherdog "in my opinion" is generally used in place of "it is what it is"
Oh well, what're you gonna do. (Translation: It is what it is.)
