‘Catch-22’ by Joseph Heller introduced the term for a no-win situation.
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Heller’s novel Catch-22 (published 1961) popularized the phrase for a self-contradicting rule that traps you either way. The term became so common it entered everyday language as shorthand for bureaucratic logic loops.
🤯 "‘Catch-22’ by Joseph Heller introduced the term for a no-win situation — literature’s gift to everyday frustration."