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[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 35 minutes ago (1 children)

Since joining the tech company in 2025, Gary has noticed that naming his employer prompts brutal reactions from prospective paramours. One woman, he says, called him the devil; another asked how he lives with himself. “Sometimes people would just straight up stop talking to me,” he says.

Take a fucking hint Gary...

Gary has resorted to saying he works in AI. “Even that gets some pretty bad responses sometimes,” he says. His Hinge profile doesn’t mention his employer. And sometimes he makes up stories out of thin air to justify working for Palantir—like that line about the medical debt. His parents don’t have any, nor are they ill.

Jesus fucking christ, Gary...at this point you're just a bad person. Reevaluate your life decisions.

[–] NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social 11 points 20 minutes ago (1 children)

"People didn't like when I told them I work for Snitch Inc., so I started telling them I work for Global Warming Accelerator Corp instead. That still didn't work, so I just lied about my parents dying. Why won't they like meeeeeee?!"

[–] Archer@lemmy.world 5 points 10 minutes ago

The total lack of introspection and self-reflection is staggering

[–] JoeTheSane@lemmy.world 17 points 42 minutes ago (1 children)

And sometimes he makes up stories out of thin air to justify working for Palantir—like that line about the medical debt. His parents don’t have any, nor are they ill.

I will lie to get laid. WHY DONT WOMEN LIKE ME?!

[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 28 minutes ago

This douche is like a real life Barney Stinson with a victim complex.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 25 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

That thumbnail is gold lmao

I just hope it's not AI

[–] eleijeep@piefed.social 10 points 29 minutes ago (1 children)

ILLUSTRATION: SHIRLEY CHONG

I think this is her website: https://www.cheekychong.com/

[–] Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 2 points 5 minutes ago
[–] yonderbarn@lazysoci.al 33 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Recently, Gary’s buddies requested he not mention Palantir on their nights out together so as to not tank the whole group’s chances of getting laid.

[–] slevinkelevra@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] Mirodir@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 56 minutes ago

It works in reader mode.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 24 points 1 hour ago

When the name of your employer exposes you as a first order asshole...

[–] daggermoon@piefed.world 2 points 5 minutes ago (3 children)

I think i'm a different kind of tech bro. The foss/Linux kind of tech bro. Am I fucked?

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 minutes ago

Am I fucked?

You wish.

[–] lath@lemmy.world 2 points 2 minutes ago

You might get lucky if you wear knee socks.

[–] tutter@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 minute ago* (last edited 1 minute ago)

youre allowed to call yourself a hacker instead of tech bro then