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Chance-Devicelast Saturday at 4:11 PM1 replyview on HN

Yes, this is exactly what is meant by “moving the goalposts”. And it’s a fairly well known expression applying wherever people retroactively change their requirements in reaction to those requirements having been met.


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danparsonsonlast Saturday at 9:42 PM

It's almost like I disagree with your use of the phrase in this context, rather than that I don't know the meaning of it.

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