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Rich people involved in business or politics have reputation risk and can’t be seen “letting loose”. See the Dean Scream.

• diego_sandoval 3y ago
  Meanwhile, Steve Ballmer: "Developers, developers, developers, developers. Developers, developers, developers, developers!!! Yes!!!"
  • jowea 3y ago
    I think tech just works by different rules.
  • TeMPOraL 3y ago
    That's the difference between being almost, but not quite at the top, vs. actually being there. Dean would've fared differently if he won first, and then did his scream. But either way, both Dean's and Ballmer's examples are marketing stunts, a calculated performance - that's entirely different to rich people honestly letting loose at a concert.
    • sireat 3y ago
      Over the years I've heard that Ballmer really is like that quite often. Notice how he is at Clippers games. Sure it is part stunt, part performance but it also personality.
      • TeMPOraL 3y ago
        Fair. But I'll still write this off as stuff you can get away with once you're on top, but not while on your way there.