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Seems like a humblebrag.
by danjoc 9y ago
Seems like a humblebrag.
- to_bpr 9y agoIt definitely is. It's a more thoughtfully written "haters gonna hate" status post. That said, I do sympathize with her for the things she talks about having experienced. I'm not even successful by HN's standards, just a CS grad working their way up the tech ladder in some decent companies, but every time I've experienced any level of success along the way I've always been met with petty resentment from not just peers but some I, at times, thought of as friends. Some people are just bizarre.
- deepsun 9y agoIt's ok to brag on Hacker News, as long as it gratifies one's intellectual curiosity.
- oblib 9y agoThey're accurate observations. I've seen these same things happen. There is a flip side to it as well that's also interesting to observe.