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points by pron 6 hours ago | 0 comments

Never mind the policy, why do tech CEOs have to sound like frat boys?

Because they’re all fraternity rejects who still want college boys to think they’re cool

That might have been an excuse in 1992. It's not an excuse in 2026. The geeks won. We are the cool guys (or were, until the fucking geek CEOs went insane).

[–] ranger_danger 5 hours ago

> The geeks won.

Damn, my check must've gotten lost in the mail.

[–] esseph 5 hours ago

The geeks won, and then were quickly replaced.

[–] cyanydeez 6 hours ago

"We are the guys who get to be future rapists, ego maniacs, and provide once in for all, it's not personality, just money and fortune that makes business shit"

[–] rexpop 6 hours ago

> “That’s bullshit and loser thinking. Of course it’s possible to be fast and secure,” Yen wrote in the channel at the end of August.

What a jerk. I agree that security doesn't have to be given time—like all software, implementation takes the time it takes.

But he doesn't have to be such an asshole about it. In my book, there's nothing more representative of "loser thinking" than casting petulant aspersions like "loser thinking."

[–] sublinear 2 hours ago

I don't believe there's more extreme loser thinking than betting it all on AI without a clear roadmap. Going nowhere fast like their ass is on fire.

[–] seattle_spring 6 hours ago

Dunno, but it's a big reason why I hated living in SF, hate being lumped in with "tech bros", and absolutely cannot stand people who turn their entire personality into being "all in on AI".

[–] incompatible 6 hours ago

I assume it's just the "get rich quick" mentality, and AI is where it's at for that.