"I think it would be a pity if we would stay in a vague and noncommittal 'phase-down' whose real meaning would not be obvious for anybody," he said.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/11/cop28-should-seek-total-fossil-fuel-phaseout-un-chief-afp

It is doody humor, but with real purpose and real meaning.

Source: https://collider.com/somebody-somewhere-season-2-bridget-everett-interview/

“It seems like a holiday with no real meaning behind it — just an excuse to spend time, energy and money celebrating singles,” Masini said.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2023/2/15/23598074/singles-awareness-day

"Sometimes we just say those words, but they actually have real meaning and of course we know in this particular time they have even more resonance than usual," Blinken said in reference to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, also a former Soviet republic.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/blinken-holds-talks-with-central-asian-nations-in-wake-of-ukraine-anniversary/article_52fac51d-6d21-58dd-be1f-3ae43c5078e5.html

There is no way to pinpoint the real meaning for this, however, many studies and doctors are saying that children and young adults are comparing themselves to the images they see online.

Source: https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/23427951.mental-health-young-people-social-media--ellie-campbell-rhs/?ref=rss