Even that's weak sauce, what they would want to say would be more like "I can't believe I could care even less than I already do, but you've proven me wrong".
A better usage is when you someone doesn't expect you to be that interested in something, and you say, "Hmmmm, I could care less about this" which means you're actually somewhat (and surprisingly) interested and trying to state that in a sorta clever way.
It means there's some unknown level of caring left. The meaning itself "I could care less", means that the person's intent is to care even less than they already do, or not, but the implication is that they don't really care all that much.
How is it so hard to understand this simple concept? How are this many people so uptight about such a loosely-used idiom?
Could care less means you care.
Example of proper use of "I could care less":
Leftie: "If you care about Democracy, you'll give Biden a chance!"
Me: "I could care less, and you're helping me get there."
Even that's weak sauce, what they would want to say would be more like "I can't believe I could care even less than I already do, but you've proven me wrong".
A better usage is when you someone doesn't expect you to be that interested in something, and you say, "Hmmmm, I could care less about this" which means you're actually somewhat (and surprisingly) interested and trying to state that in a sorta clever way.
Well excuse me!
Lol :P
I understood it but it really annoys me lol
I should have as well, I could have cared less... LMAO
Props on your handle BTW.
I couldn't care less if you could care less, but couldn't you be less careless?
It means there's some unknown level of caring left. The meaning itself "I could care less", means that the person's intent is to care even less than they already do, or not, but the implication is that they don't really care all that much.
How is it so hard to understand this simple concept? How are this many people so uptight about such a loosely-used idiom?
couldn't care less means you care, too. it just means you care less than anything else you care about
You can't care less than not caring at all.
Cares Too Much
Reasonably Cares
Cares Just A Little
Could Care Less <--- this one
Couldn't Care Less
Doesn't Care
Wrong. Couldn't care less and doesn't care are the same thing. And could care less could be anywhere, except at the bottom