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However accurate this post is, it represents something I don't understand at all. How often do we see posted here a rant about how terrible it is to deal with
by bwooceli 16y ago
However accurate this post is, it represents something I don't understand at all. How often do we see posted here a rant about how terrible it is to deal with some clients. That in and of itself is not bad. A venting space is necessary. That said, I don't care how good you are, if I was a prospective client who a) was savvy b) had heard of you c) read your personal blog which you maintain as part of your professional profile... I would personally not be excited about doing business with someone who called a business opportunity a douche bag (/prick). I know that "hacker culture" prides itself to a certain degree on counter-culturalism, but isn't there a place for class any more?
- exit 16y agowhat the fuck is class?
- derefr 16y agoNo matter how classy you are, there are some people for whom there is no other description as well-suited as "giant, flaming douche." Good writers avoid cursing when adjectives will do—but great writers know when to pull the rare curse back out as an extreme, jarring intensifier.
- chc 16y agoI'm not sure I understand. Is it the language that offends you, or the venting about a client? Because you already said the latter is "not bad" and "necessary." But getting that upset that somebody uses very mildly offensive swear words in an informal, personal setting seems a bit petty and kind of juvenile, certainly not something I would expect from most adults. I don't know, maybe the words "douche" and "prick" are more severe in some places than in my neck of the woods? Because over here, they're roughly on par with "jerk."