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You don't need to swear at me about it, thanks.
by InMice 1y ago
You don't need to swear at me about it, thanks.
- Tade0 1y agoI think this style of writing tries to emulate what passed as "cool" in the early 2010s or so. Matthew Inman of "The Oatmeal" is to me a leading representative of it.
- throwanem 1y agoIt's an extremely intentional and all but plagiaristic take on a Zed Shaw piece from the late oughts. Tastelessly slavish imitation, at absolute minimum. At least the original is linked in tiny print at the bottom, below the advertisement.
- Tade0 1y agoAh, of course, how could I forget the pioneer of this style in tech and his work? I didn't notice that link as I found the Telebugs ad off-putting and closed the tab. I believe he mellowed out since.
- throwanem 1y agoA great deal, I hear, but he was young then too, and deeply frustrated with a poisonous Boston in-crowd. The methylphenidate style has not come back into vogue in the meanwhile, no more than Rails ever has or will.
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- incoming1211 1y agoBoo fucking hoo. You wouldn't survive long in Australia or New Zealand where swearing is common in the work place.