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As someone who is not personally humiliated by my interest in computers/tech/programming, I wasn't really entertained by the constant "oh yea lol it's cause I'm
by jacalata 11y ago
As someone who is not personally humiliated by my interest in computers/tech/programming, I wasn't really entertained by the constant "oh yea lol it's cause I'm a waste of oxygen that I know that, don't you hate me as much as I hate myself?" Maybe I know too many nerds with actual self esteem issues to find it funny.
- baby 11y agoMaybe you should go out more?
- Gracana 11y agoI didn't take any of that too seriously, it's obvious they had a great time with the project and I thought the write-up was quite funny.
- _s 11y agoI don't think the OP feels humiliated - if anything, I think what many of us find entertaining is that he recognises the perceptions of nerds/geeks to some folks and is able to laugh about those perceptions / prejudices them while relating to himself; just a different of way of looking at his writing.
- benjamincburns 11y agoIt's not humorous because it's funny that he would have low self-esteem; it's humorous due to the irony in the juxtaposition of a demonstration of something so obviously clever and impressive and an over-the-top embodiment of a self-effacing stereotype. Maybe he's putting it on a bit thick, but I think it's well done.
- Symbiote 11y agoThis is standard British (also Australian, NZ) humour. Make fun of yourself, if it's slightly hurtful so much the better. Example, which I'd not seem before: https://youtu.be/taTSxDVEHRM https://youtu.be/taTSxDVEHRM
- jacalata 11y agohilariously, I'm British/Australian, so perhaps I've been overexposed to it.