It Works!

A pyramid scheme that slowly and steadily infiltrates every social media newsfeed.

Just message me for details and seller info about the it works wrap that will make you look stupid because it works! Lol!!!!

It Works! by EveryoneElseTookMyHandle March 2, 2015

it works on my machine 

If something isn't working, it's always the user's fault. My machine is every machine therefore if it doesn't work, you are wrong.

Steve: Hey, I'm getting this error-
Alex: It works on my machine, you did something wrong.

it works on my machine by bbaovanc January 29, 2021

Don't be sad, this is how it works out sometimes

A phrase used in response to someone who is disappointed in a thing that turns out to be underwhelming and bad/mediocre to assure them that can just be how things go sometimes.

"This game is an unfinished mess. Why would they remove even the basic elements of a first person shooter?"
"Don't be sad, this is how it works out sometimes"

Don't be sad, this is how it works out sometimes by q543frodomar January 16, 2022

Oh, I know how it works 

The statement used after being told how something works or functions.

Even if you may or may not know how this something works or functions, use the statement anyways to cause laughter.

"We're going to have a surprise party; where every one will hide and when the birthday girl arrives we will jump out and yell surprise!"

Nearly interrupt the previous statement with:

"---Oh, I know how it works."

Oh, I know how it works by Smashley22 September 15, 2009

OMG it works, the dislike button works 

A phrase that people type in a tutorial video that has more dislikes than likes.

YouTube video: 1k dislikes and 500 likes.

Person: OMG it works, the dislike button works.

OMG it works, the dislike button works by Fan of Saints Row July 30, 2017

hit it till it works

A solution from before the 90s when something doesn't work like a tv or radio where you literally bang on it with your hand till it works

When all else fails hit it till it works.

hit it till it works by beavis2988 October 4, 2016

But It Works Fallacy

The definitive ideological shield for systemic injustice. This fallacy argues that any critique of a dominant system (like Capitalism or Liberal Democracy) is invalid because the system "works"—usually defined as generating wealth or maintaining stability for a privileged in-group. It deliberately conflates partial functional utility for some with moral legitimacy and universal benefit. The argument dismisses documented atrocities, exploitation, and existential risks as "unfortunate side-effects" or "necessary costs" of a system whose ultimate success is measured only by its own perpetuation.

Example: Defending the brutal exploitation of the Global South, a pundit says, "Sure, sweatshops are harsh, but they're part of the capitalist engine that lifts nations out of poverty. It works!" This commits the But It Works Fallacy. It uses the macro-level metric of GDP growth to morally justify the micro-level brutality, framing human suffering as a required fuel for a machine whose "working" is judged solely by its own expansion, not by human well-being.

But It Works Fallacy by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 6, 2026