what does it mean to be “meta” about something?

Question

The title. I never understood that expression… can someone help?

Edit: auto correct on ‘someone’

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Answer 1

if someone tells you you’re “being meta” about something, it means they think you’re focusing to much on how the topic/question was framed or delivered then the question itself

Like if I ask you a question and then you babble on about how I worded the question or about a deeper meaning the question could have instead of talking about what I actually asked, I might tell you you’re being too meta about it