You know, sometimes, when they say you're ahead of your time, it's just a polite way of saying you have a real bad sense of timing.

Summary

This quote suggests that being "ahead of your time" can often be used as a euphemism to indicate that an individual's ideas or actions are simply poorly timed or not well-received by the current social or cultural context. It implies that attributing someone's lack of success or acceptance to being ahead of their time might just be a diplomatic way of acknowledging their failure to gauge the appropriate timing for their innovations or unconventional ideas.

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