DOUBLE CLICKING ON THAT (v. phrase): The corporate version of “I agree… but let me rephrase everything you just said so I can get credit for it.”
The speaker in the meeting who “double clicks” nods vigorously, then smothers the original point in word salad. They add rhetorical questions and reference frameworks nobody asked for. All of it designed to make it sound like they are adding depth when they are actually just repeating the point slower and with more syllables.
In tech the metaphor is especially embarrassing because most modern interfaces only need a single click. Double clicking usually just fucks something up whether it’s opening the wrong tab, zooming in randomly, or launching a program you didn’t want. Meetings work the exact same way. Someone “double clicks on that,” a tangent is born, an unhelpful question is asked, time is wasted, and the original insight is left dying on the table while everyone nods thoughtfully.
You hear it constantly: “Double clicking on the customer experience…” (we just talked about the customer experience). “Double clicking on the risks here…” (we already covered the risks). It is a way for people with longer titles to look smart and engaged without having an original or critical thought. They are not building on the original idea, but they sure as hell are colonizing it.
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