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Comment by operatingthetan

17 hours ago

At this point that phase is an attempt at status signaling.

it's hilarious though

it's like people are LARPing a Fortune company CEO when they're giving their hot takes on social media

reminds me of Trump ending his wild takes on social media with "thank you for your attention to this matter" - so out of place, it makes it really funny

*typo

  • > it's like people are LARPing a Fortune company CEO when they're giving their hot takes on social media

    At least in large tech companies, they have mandatory social media training where they explicitly tell employees to use phrases like "my views are my own" to keep it clear whether they're speaking on behalf of their employer or not.

    • If their name is on the post or their company is listed in their profile. The person above has neither as far as I can tell.

    • Why would they be speaking on behalf of their employer? That is what would need a disclaimer not the common case. Besides, he can put it one time in his profile, not over and over again in every comment like he does. There is no expectation that some random employee is a spokesperson for Google on tech message board comment threads. It's just a way to brag.

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    • i've worked in two different large tech companies

      when i give my hot takes pseudonymously on social media these phrases would be nothing but a LARP

      i don't put my real name here nor do i put my professional commitments in my profile, and neither does this guy

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