"You only live once" used to be perfectly fine before a bunch of kids gave it bad connotations.
Once upon a time it used to be a way of saying that you only have finite amount of time on earth and you should make the best of it. Somewhat similar to "Carpe Diem" and "Momento Mori".
The fact that a bunch of kids that use it as reasoning to smoke alot of dope and do stupid shit doesn't change the original meaning in the eyes of many folk.
The Lonely Island did a parody song/video about YOLO where they made it about living well, but they took it over the top. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5Otla5157c The YOLO phenomenon isn't limited to getting crazy, but it sure seems to be the most common use of it.
Once upon a time it used to be a way of saying that you only have finite amount of time on earth and you should make the best of it. Somewhat similar to "Carpe Diem" and "Momento Mori".
The fact that a bunch of kids that use it as reasoning to smoke alot of dope and do stupid shit doesn't change the original meaning in the eyes of many folk.