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I have a friend, let's call him... Ben. Ben is in his mid-30s, works as a software developer, and thinks he is incredibly intelligent and good at it. He loves money to the point of being a cheapskate, and often has such ignorant or terrible opinions I am not sure whether he is trolling or being serious. So I started collecting some of his sayings I found amusing, cringy, or outright insane.
These are all real conversations between me, him and a few other people. A is me, B is Ben, C and D are other people.
(Some order, formatting, and grammar were fixed for clarity)
2023-01-10 Update:
I stopped talking to Ben. The ignorance and cluelessness was entertaining at first, but shifted even more into bigotry, insults, and disregard for human life. I tried reasoning with him, calling him out on it, mocking him, and none of that worked. He cannot admit being wrong, and just keeps saying assinine and inconsiderate shit. So the only winning move is not to play.
This guy is out there applying to software developer positions paying $150K+...
(Scroll down for some everyday Benisms)
B: today i read that heroku requires a password change otherwise it will reset ur account, it means i gotta dive into the 3 apps i built for clients that are still using my apps in production and make those changes
A: Wait, are you using the free tier?
B: Yea free account on heroku and free account on AWS cloud atlas for database and bit.ly for domain
A: So you developed and sold apps for clients but they are hosted on free tier?
B: y not? it does the job. There's like next to zero memory storage involved and the clientele is no more than 50 users
B: just cause something is free doesnt mean it cant work for production
B: i dont write tests
B: i just write tests that always pass
B: i dont get how a test would fail, u control the inputs
B: its like test an if statement works
B: y would an if statement fail
B: I decided to go night mode on all my app, going through each page and changing all the styles
A: Are you adding a switch?
A: Also, going through each page? You don't use global CSS for styles?
B: No switch, just hardcode. I use global CSS but I still have to go through each page. I have to turn on some attributes of my vuetify components to reverse the colors, there's no other way to access them. Some components can't take classes or it won't work so I have to use inlines, I have to refine on a case by case basis. But def night mode looks a ton better. I'll show u before after shots when I'm done
A: Oof
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B: ... I have always excelled at UI but not necessarily software in general
B: errr not sure what ur talking about, my UIs are known to be pretty modern
A: The [web app] you showed us looks broken or unusable on resolutions less than 1920x1080 (e.g: old laptops). Like you cannot see the login button (and there's no scroll), text is all condensed and rows are shifted on top of each other. I had to set browser zoom to 80%, but then text is barely legible (especially on toasts)
B: If I had more time I would resolve the responsive issues
B: For now just wanted something to do the job
B: i have a general question, y do apps not return ur password when u forgot, instead of always asking to reset
A: This implies that apps know the password.
A: Security 101, never store passwords
B: We store passwords all the time on the app at work, but its hashed. How can u authenticate if u dont store a password
A: Then you're storing a hash, not a password
B: yes, but y not decrypt it, and return it to user
B: i just dont see the harm
A: Bruh
A: Hash should be a one way function
A: All of this was covered in comp sci security class. Just search a lecture on password security basics.
B: i can look it up at any time, im asking u for a 5min general explaination
A: Okay, but it's a long answer...
A: [explanation]
B: i think i knew most of that except the part that u cant decrypt a hash
B: which explains y i cant send it back to user
To make it worse, some time in the past he invented a way to "speed up" the login page by... fetching an entire list of user passwords (in cleartext!) via AJAX so he can compare the value of the password textbox on-the-fly.
B: [at your last job,] what was the process of going from feature request to merged like?
A: write it and merge it, done.
B: u dont need approvers or anything?
B: dam
B: u should try my job, lint blocker, stack blocker, scaler blocker, absolutely horrendous lead blocker, pipeline blocker, and merge blocker
A: i was asking for code reviews, but they said "we don't have time for that"
B: fuckin a
A: it's "fuckin' a" until i realized most code there is fuckin' shit because of it
B: trust me, id rather take shit code versus the psychopathy of this one lead at work, its almost impossible to merge anything
A: to each their own
B: what SPA javascript framework do u use at work?
A: We don't use SPA
B: wat u use
A: It's MVC+jQuery, DevExtreme for components
B: MVC is not a framework, u mean the default MVC project on visual studio? i think they use Knockout.js
A: MVC is as much of a framework as any other, it has controller routing, page formation using CSHTML (or Blazor), but it's not entirely front-end if that's what you were thinking. We don't use knockout.
B: yes I think Blazor is what you're using for ur JS framework if your using the default MVC project
A: Yes Ben, you know more about what I do at my job than I do
B: is there a way to password protect a hard drive?
B: without have it run through encryption algorithms of all the files
B: but the thing is, anyone can learn to be a recruiter, not everyone can learn to be a dev
C: Anyone can be anything
B: how many leet codes have u guys solved so far?
B: how many have u solved?
B: solve the first 3 easiest leet codes
C: How many do I care to solve?
B: i want to prove ur point that anyone can be anything
C: How many houses have you built?
B: make it a task to solve 5 leet codes within a week and i will rest my case on ur statement that anyone can learn this professiion
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B: solve 5 leet code exercises this week, and next monday we will circle back on this conversation
C: Find a Reno project and finish a house and sell for profit
A: Read a fiction book by the next month as we'll come back to this
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B: how many leet codes have we solved so far in this fine wednesday morning?
This guy has a degree in mechanical engineering AND a degree in computer science.
B: i just realized something, did u guys notice that we tend to sleep exactly once per day? exactly once for every rotation of the earth? it's almost like we evolved over time we synchronized exactly with when the sun rises and sets we do not need sleep every 1.5 days, or every 3.2 days, it is exactly every 1 day
A: Ben, are you just stating the obvious facts today?
A: no i mean think about it, we are synchronized exactly to 1 rotation its like we are part of earth
A: Wow, no shit
B: i dont think u really get it, NVM
B: wow im surprised how much of a difference the height of an antenna makes
B: i lift it 6 ft up i get 30 more channels
B: as soon as i bring it down the channel lags
C: That must be why radio antennas are so high
B: yes that might be, good discovery
A: Ben discovers EM waves
B: Some saunas have ice tubs. U go in the hot tub then u go in the ice tub
B: I've done it once, it was not fun
B: I think it could break ur cells too
B: Fast freezing is dangerous
B: did ur guys tire pressure light go on ever since it was cold this morning?
B: im pretty sure its cause of contraction but im not sure if it means i should add more air
A: 1. How long have you been driving? [20 years] 2. Do you remember physics basics?
B: first time its happened to me because of cold
B: why do u always answer like an asshole?
B: do u have issues or something?
A: Because it's an incredibly stupid question
A: Yes, cold lowers the tire pressure, yes you need to add air to tires up to the tire pressure spec on your car
B: or maybe ur an incredibly stupid person
A: I am not the one asking questions on basics of operating a car
B: i think u should see a therapist honestly
B: TIL u can connect ur PS4 controller to ur PC USB and play any PC game like its a console game
B: Who wants to fix my smartphone screen for $100
A: What's wrong with it?
B: It has a small crack that bothers me
A: Don't want to do it yourself?
B: no
B: The phone costs $220
B: Shops want $150-$200
B: screen costs $80
B: So i'm offering $100
A: $100 + you pay for screen?
B: No, $100 with screen included
A: So you are looking someone with tools and experience to do a reliable screen replacement for $20... good luck
B: Ppl say it's suppose to be easy
B: And they may have ways to get the screen for $50
A: [iFixit link]
A: 1-3 hours and 35 steps for $20 dollars... yeah good luck
B: I might just deal with it
B: can i just buy a garage opener remote from amazon or do I need to get a custom one from the supplier for my specific opener
B: lets just say its so old that the plastic has turned yellow and has no brand name
B: the box keeps breaking open and all the electronics fall off, it also has a weak signal even with a new battery
A: Generic garage opener is like $30. Kind of pricey for a single-purpose device.
B: will it break the other remote that i have if i sync a new remote?
C: Nope
C: Some old ones are pin combinations, others are radio program
C: Need to get a compatible though.
B: compatible? sounds like trouble, will just stick to my legacy one
B: if it aint broke dont fix it
B: I got a “CPU fan error” during boot, what does that mean?
A: I suppose CPU fan is not starting or not reporting its status during boot
A: Is it spinning when you power your PC on?
B: IDK if its spinning, is there a gimmick that will tell me?
A: Yes, the "gimmick" is telling you that it's not spinning
B: No, im saying, IS THERE a gimmick, an app u can download?
B: Otherwise i gotta open it up and physically verify
A: And i am saying yes, the "app" that checks if fan is spinning is telling you "CPU fan error"
B: It's showing up on boot
B: I want an app for Win10
A: If your low-level system check is reporting fan errors, I don't see how an app will tell you any different
B: I wanted to see the actual fan speed
C: It's probably zero if cpu fan error
D: Ben, what are your expenses per year?
B: about $2500
A: Per year??
B: yes
B: for everything
B: i am still living like i was in high school
B: I'm using my laptop for all sorts of tasks but it lags cause it's 15 years old. So first question is should I get a new laptop.
B: Second question is, can I get a free one from work or school and get to keep it if there is no paper trail.
A: the_secret_ingredient_is_crime.jpg
B: got fired from J4 today
B: i couldnt pass their [training program]
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D: How much money did you make from j4 before they fired you?
B: about 200k/yr
D: How much money did you actually receive from J4 before they fired you?
B: id say maybe 20k - 30k
A: You got a person's yearly salary in a month (?), call it a win and let go
B: well, not as much as i wanted, i was targeting 300k-400k/yr
B: spent $13 for a papa johns pizza when i could have gotten a $7 pizza from georgios
B: feel so hardcore
B: I lost 300k over the course of the last few months and it made absolutely no difference to my happiness
A: Lost 300k on stocks?
B: No, on [Job 3] and [Job 4]
A: Huh? How do you *lose* money at a job?
B: Well potential annual earnings
B: [Job 3] paid 155k and [Job 4] paid 190k
A: Well, I lost $1.2 billion because i could have won Mega Millions lottery
B: then get a loan
B: dont put it on ur credit card
A: ...that's what a credit card is
A: It's a small loan with bad terms
B: at 20%?? i mean a normal bank loan with normal interest like 5-10%
A: What is a “normal loan”??
A: Please tell
A: Because no one is going to give you a loan with no collateral with just 5-10%
B: idk, u go to the bank, u ask for a normal loan, tell them u got an emergency and will pay back
B: i think my parents had to do that in 99 for groceries and such
B: 30k loan
A: What was the collateral?
[no response]
B: so i guess i owe u guys an olive garden and movie hangout
[months later]
B: so what restaurant should we choose for our reunion?
A: Remember, you are still buying us dinner
B: [excuse]
D: I don't remember you making stipulations in our dinner plans
B: u should buy us dinner D, now that ur a fulltime [professional]
D: I wasn't the one offering to buy dinner in the first place
B: wheres the best place to sell a 34in widescreen monitor? Job let me keep it
D: If you give me that 34” monitor for free I will buy you dinner
B: that monitor is worth $700 and its almost brand new
D: And you got it for free. And you won't buy dinner for us
[later that day]
B: so any of u wanna buy my widescreen monitor for $500?
B: or best offer
B: I wonder if I can go to those free thanksgiving dinners in downtown Cleveland
B: I saw a segment on TV and it looked pretty good
Yes, it's the annual charity dinner for people who are homeless and/or poor
B: can you guys let me know when u need gas? i need to burn $300 in like 3 weeks to get a $200 reward on my credit card. so if u need to fill, ill use my card, and u pay me back cash
B: i guess my other option is to get a walmart gift card
B: that might actually be my best option
A: Doesn’t seem worth it.
B: then i get $200 reward, and the gift card will buy me time to spend it at walmart in 2023
A: Buy yourself something nice
A: For Christmas
B: thats exactly what credit card companies want to fool ppl doing, forcing urself to spend more than u need, but nuh nuh, aint gonna fool me
A: Someone is forcing you? I thought you just wanted the bonus $200
B: its their marketing tricks, same as coupon marketing tricks. their tricks dont work with me.
A: ?
B: nvm
A: Yeah
B: Are u saying u pay ur credit card manually? U sign a check from ur checking account and send it to credit company every month?
A: Check? Do you live in the 80s?
B: I still use checks
B: Like for bills I get in the mail
B: All that Venmo stuff is too high tech for me
B: i have several working desktops from the [university] lab i stole 5 years ago if u want some
B: $300 a piece
He says he was kidding. Hmm...
This type of stuff could be funny when said once in an ironic way. But I'm pretty sure he's serious.
B: This 155k job that I got, I had to code a working pacman in an hour. People have absolutely no idea what it takes to pull that off.
B: Dev is not just knowledge, knowledge can be attained anywhere, dev is a rare profession that actually requires intelligence
B: I wasnt born smart, but i believe i have grown faster than most for what i was given
C: Upper middle class home in one of the best schools in the country was a rough given?
B: that's just my parent's obsession with prestige
B: i dont think i know everything, but i think im good at seeing patterns on a large scale, at finding truths, and accepting them even if they are inconvinient. Why did i get good at this? because i had to. It was the only way I could make it through engineering school and the job. To be successful at solving all the engineering problems i was thrown at for the last 15 years.
B: They told me i was by far the brightess engineer out of 3 other experienced California engineers. They say they hire a lot of Amazon engineers, which are like at the top of their game, that is the level that I am put up against
C: Recruiters telling you that you are smart and should work for them. Unbiased
A: My mom tells me i am handsome too
B: Bookkeeping experience? Doesn't it take 15 min to learn bookeeping?
A: It doesn't take a degree to develop software, but you have one
B: lol u really dont get some things
A: And you are an all-knowing guru about bookeeping? Okay bud
B: im not having this conversation again but if u think bookeeping is the same as dev, holy shit there is some serious vacancy in ur understanding of those things
C: I think Anton has a pretty good understanding.
B: I wonder if u would have still applied to [company] if i had not told u that the market was hot right now🤔
A: No, i would not have. The world revolves around you and you control everyone like puppets
B: Well u only started applying after i mentioned the market tho, so not sure if u r telling the truth or not
A: I am telling the truth, you are the only sentient being, no one else has thoughts, opinions or feelings
A: Also I did not apply to a position at [another company] last September
B: u said u applied and got rejected
A: But that was before you started talking about the job market, so that must have never happened.
B: i have no idea what ur talking about, u must be confusing topics, nvm
B: My [job application] rejections have absolutely nothing to do with my salary range, every experienced dev, every redditor, and every recruiter I've talked to, not one single one told me my market value was less than 120-180
A: Lol every redditor and recruiter. I'll ask some of my former coworkers and friends in dev and we'll see
B: its crazy how much of a fan base im growing at [university]
B: a true champ can show his feat twice
C: What did you do?
B: im just good at what i do
B: when i am given the freedom to lead my departments, they excel
B: when i am put under a psychopath, they diminish
B: that is y i shall grant myself czar chieftan of all citizens
C: Why would people follow you?
B: because i know more than everyone else, i am the czar of czars
Pierogies are an everyday food here in the Rust Belt.
B: Just had pierogies for the first time, it's kind of like a ravioli without tomato sauce
B: i think dumplings are better
B: theres also the south american version empanadas
B: interesting TIL that vacuum cleaners are spelled with 2 Us
B: TIL there is EST, PST, CST, but also Mountain Time
B: Is there a holiday coming up? Ppl keep talking about some holiday
A: Yeah i keep hearing about eggs.
A: I also heard the police murdered this middle-eastern guy, but turns out he didn't die, and that was pretty big news
B: Huh?
B: is there a way to make coffee for 1 cup
B: is there a coffee tea bag option like with tea?
A: put 1 cup of water into the coffee maker?
B: i think most coffee machines are designed for 4-5 cups of coffee
A: You have a regular drip coffee machine? Put less coffee and less water in it, it's not against the law
B: i guess
Ben has been trading stocks for ~5 years at this point
B: TIL insider trading is illegal, now that is somethn
B: interesting, thats y martha stewart went to jail back in 2004, never knew the reason till now
B: thats pretty crazy, 5 months in jail? ppl should be able to trade however the f they want
A: Man, when you say stuff like that, I can't tell if you're trolling or being serious
B: no i never knew about this
B: first time i'm trained on this, cause first time im working for a publicly traded company
B: you should be an instructor anton lol.
B: anytime a student doesnt know a concept answer back, ARE YOU TROLLING OR SERIOUS!
B: i think u should work on your personality
A: [screenshot of news site with instructions on how to make a molotov cocktail]
A: This is legit on Ukrainian news now
B: lawl!
...
B: so do they actually explode or just catch on fire
A: Vapors explode, mixture sticks to everything and burns
B: what liquids go inside?
B: is it like baking soda and vinegar?
A: Yes, it's those two, they burn very well /s
B: well i'd assume they use household products
C: By the way, Snowden is now a Russian citizen. Perfect time for the draft.
A: That would be a plot twist
B: snowden??
B: was i suppose to know who that was?
C: As a software engineer. Yes.
A: He's a whistleblower, you wouldn't like him
B: a whistleblower? is this how he thanks his boss for giving him a job? god dam
B: the only whistleblower i like are the ones of theranos
Late 2022
B: u guys hear of roblox?
B: 1st day of [new job] today, laptop reminds me of mission impossible, 'HERE IS UR MISSION STATEMENT. USB IS FOUND UNDER UR MOUSE, THE LAPTOP WILL SELF DESTROY IN 10 SECONDS'
B: join a new job is fun, i should do this more often
B: its like playing a video game for the first time meeting new ppl, new missions, new physics
B: man its seriously crazy looking at the war videos in ukraine, its almost like a movie, ur seeing jets being shot down and tanks destroyed with ppl inside, i wonder how much PTSD it must cause to see all these bodies with their guts just hangout out and parts of their limbs exploded out. i dont think ppl realize the intensity of a war, its not like a video game, when u get shelled, it is a gruesome sight
B: i feel like the whole world is watching this war like its some sort of leaderboard video game or something
C: What’s with the big interest in sports lately?
B: i personally hate sports, but for some reason i enjoy the world cup
B: its like WW2, countries fighting instead of cities
B: and i like watching the games early on to predict who will win the cup, based on their early performances
B: i am also very familiar with the game so i relate to the moves they make and the difficulty and chances it takes to achive those goals
B: i am also a fan of rocket league so soccer is the same
B: i imagine D working in those labs like in half life where everyone has those white coats and greet each other and discuss their scientific projects
B: Have u guys ever replaced carpet? Do u need carpentry experience or can be done first time?
A: Carpentry means working with wood, not with carpets
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B: i think it'll cost 500$ for carpet plus another $500 for install
B: unless i do myself
B: but then i gotta make sure i finish on a weekend cause i need internet when work week starts
A: Internet goes through your carpet?
B: how do u fix a leak issue that runs from an upstairs bathroom down to the kitchen
B: do u have to tear down all the walls and celing, put new pipes, and patch back up?
B: how much would a job like that typically cost?
[long conversation about repairs]
A: You're suddenly in charge of the house? [Ben lives with his parents, in their house]
B: no but we're trying to fix the leak for years
A: Years? Oof
B: id dive more into it if it was my house, i mainly do the proven and true fixes for now, like changing bulbs and cleaning fly infested light guards
A: Lol enjoy your shitty kitchen ceiling i guess
A: So what are you gonna do?
B: well, we've decommissioned that bathroom for a while now but just thought it'd be nice for it to be fixed
B: but again, not my house
B: i think the house has 6 bathrooms, but only 3 are working
B: how often do u guys change ur carpet
A: Lol back to carpet
A: 20 years? When it becomes uncleanable?
B: i think my carpet is 30 years old and pretty nasty, has stains everywhere, prob cause i lived 90% of my life in this room
B: has acrylic paint stains from when i was 10, has coffee stains, dust stains on the corners from inaccessibility of the vaccum cleaner
B: id prob hire someone to do it. but again its not my house so i try not to do too many mods
B: this was my attempt to fix our mailbox, been like this for 6 months
B: [photo of a mailbox duct-taped to the post]
A: I see that engineering degree paid off, with interest
B: U have a better idea?
A: I was going to suggest screws and brackets
B: how are u going to screw on a 1/16" thick plastic mailbox?
A: Pre-drill a hole or pilot hole if needed
B: a pilot hole on this plastic will sag like u grandma's tities
A: Wat. What are you even trying to say?
B: a screw on thin plastic will not hold
B: i wonder how many years it would take to completely pay off all debts and mortgages in the world
B: if we stopped giving any more loans today
A: Economy runs on debts, so never i guess?
B: i think it would all paid off if we wait enough, im thinking if we no longer borrow money today, everything could be paid off in 500 years
B: that'll teach ppl
A: Teach what?
B: to not go in debt
C: Good luck.
B: I personally think ppl are not even needed. If I had a company it would be called One, because I would not hire anyone. I would have gigormous factories in the desert, in the shape of mirror surfaced pyramids that would produce all of our daily products fully autonomously and for pennies on the dollar.
B: Ppl will hate me, despise me for killing all their jobs, they will tell me that they now don't have money for their kids education
B: My company would grow larger in power than governments, but by the time they sue me for taxes, it will be too late, because they will realize that the whole world relies on my products, and I have the upper hand
B: So I will start buying out governments, and use that money to build [my society of the future]
B: u need a law to know thats illegal?
A: That's literally the definition of illegal...
B: so if i punch someone in the face, do i need a law to say its illegal?
B: omg that was intense nutrition, just chugged a 14in papa john's pizza full of veggies in 10mins
First line's grammar was preserved
B: im installing win10 on my win7 laptop and interesting to c how muhc money ms paid for just 3 gb of data
A: What?
B: use ur brain to figure out what i meant
A: Fuck off
B: i dont get y u need explainations to relatively simple statements
B: im saying that i find it interesting that ms is spending billions on a corporation to build something like win10 which is just 3gb of data
A: Because it was not a clearly formed thought
A: If you're looking for small OS, there's Alpine Linux, 10MB i think?
B: according to your formatted thought, but not necessarily to the average formatted thought
B: a good communicator is able to switch between multiple thoughts
B: u should try to read the feature requests at my job if u think mine are not clear
A: Wow, you really feel like arguing about this
B: not really, just explaining y ur not getting some descriptions
B: its interesting how society assumes that everyone has a laptop, working internet, and a phone with unlimited wireless data plan
B: back in my day, it was not assumed that anyone had a computer or even dialup
Guy grew up in a wealthy suburb and had all of those things. He is just too cheap to get a decent phone plan
B: so i tried KFC for the first time, [...]
B: i could feel the cries of the millions of abused chicken tho that it took to get this meal
B: colonel sanders must be seen as hitler to the chicken community
B: And branded coka cola, none of the summit cola even though it tastes the same
B: 67cents for 2 liters
B: Not sure how the factory, transportation, and Aldi is profiting from that one
C: Aldi’s nuts
B: no thats too hardcore for me
B: maybe the beer battered peanuts but not the cashews
B: those dam cashews are like $10 a piece
(spelling preserved)
B: [link to map with statistics]
A: Wow Czechia is surprising considering countries around
B: its czechoslovakia, not chechnia, its where C's dad was born
A: It’s Czechia aka Czech Republic. Czechoslovakia split into Czechia and Slovakia in 89
B: Do u guys recommend any good bibliographies to read
B: I've been into reading bibliographies these days
B: It's like u absorb someone's life in one book
A: You surely mean biographies?
B: lol, nobody showed up to [evening] class today
B: guess not the best timing on a wednesday night
B: i can see how enthusiastic the class is
A: Tomorrow is Thanksgiving
B: yea but thats tomorrow, thats not today
B: ppl are lazy
B: What was the name of that [College] Halloween thing?
A: It’s “[College] Halloween”
B: im not seeing it show up on the internets
A: Because there isn’t any central authority organizing it
B: So how do ppl know about it?
A: They tell each other...
B: so when are they having it this year?
A: Today
B: today only?
B: how do u know its today?
B: and what time?
A: Because it’s Saturday before Halloween
A: We went to it before
B: yea but that was 10 years ago, how do u know they didnt change the date or even have the event since COVID?
B: that's y i find it odd that so many ppl know the date when they dont have a website
B: i mean there are thousands of participants there
A: People talk to each other, you know
B: i dont think so, i think they have a website but dunno what it is
B: i dont even know if they're having the party
B: i personally dont think its gonna happen
B: online shows the last event happened in 2010
Why does a man in his mid-30s want to go to a college party anyway?
B: so what restaurant did we decide for our reunion
B: i recommend cheesecake factory
B: or skyline chili [subpar fast food]
...
A: Is Bravo still there?
B: i think so, the place u can draw on tables
A: The most important part of the restaurant visit
B: i think we're also forgetting that this queen of england we are worshipping for the last 3 days on the news was actually the arc enemy behind the red coats of the war of independence
A: She was alive in 1776?
B: i am currently enjoying a russian earl grey tea [...]
WARNING
Misoginy, racism, insanity, and general disregard for human life ahead. You have been warned.
B: Went to see camp vught today, a lenient concentration camp
Ben holds a grudge against his former team lead.
B: man how can someone be so neglectful, those are the types of morons that sometimes lead dev departments [link to news article about a parent killing a child by leaving them in a hot car]
A: Those are the types that kill children, but of course, leading dev departments is so much worse than that /s
B: yes the lack of leadership is equivalent
A: So you equivocated death of a helpless child with your temporary inconvenience. Your empathy or priorities are seriously fucked.
B: y r u so critical of everything someone posts?
B: its like wtf
B: u dont even understand the correlation that im presenting
B: i dont post ideas to get irritated, but u always manage to do that on all my posts, i just dont get it, its not hard to converse normally
D: How are we feeling about the Supreme Court leak?
A: Disgrace and embarrassment for the country.
B: whats the leak about
A: Overturning Roe vs Wade, i.e. allowing individual states to outlaw abortions
B: doesnt seem that bad, i thought it was more insider details about judges wanting to burn due process and tell ppl they are guilty cause they feel like it
B: relative to what Putin is doing, this leak is not that bad
B: i should send u pics of the raped and burned ukrainian girls from russian soldiers
A: That is terrible too. But that doesn't negate the issue of abortion in US
C: [image of young woman attached to job application]
C: I noticed all foreigners attach their picture to the resume. No locals attach a picture.
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B: i bet that girl is a catfish. shes really 400lbs
C: IDC, as long as she takes the pay given and follows directions.
B: idk man, her pic just says trouble. do a quick google check before u interview anyone
A: A bit judgemental, eh?
B: u have to be judgemental if u want ur business to survive. recruiting is like 100% making decisions on stereotypes because they have no other measure of how successful a candidate is going to be. there is a stereotype on a fat person. there is a stereotype on a black person. there is a stereotype on a female person. u r welcome to hire anyone u want
B: i almost wonder if that girl posted a pic to use her looks as a plus
B: dont b coming back to me if she files a harassment lawsuit for an employee complimenting her haircut. or if ur coworkers cant concentrate
C: Why wouldn't they be able to concentrate?
B: some might grow feelings for her over time. they wouldnt be able to do authentic work, it could be biased.
A: Ben is the champion of extrapolation, so much information out of a single picture
B: u can read articles about the negative effects of hiring attractive employees. im sorry that u r unable to see patterns in really anything unfortunately
B: wow talk about shady, told me they were gonna pick me up for my sisters wedding and then left without me lol
A: You don’t have a car?
B: its all the way in Michigan
A: Ur right too far to drive for sister’s wedding
B: well y go with 2 cars for a 3hr drive
B: u ever been to a gyspie wedding?
B: u have no idea if they're barking 'allah akbar' half the time about to pull a c4 vest
B: honestly, i have no idea what this event is, my parents cant even construct a complete sentence, i think theres going to be another version local the area
A: Interesting stereotypes my man [Ben is middle-eastern]
B: heres what ull hear WHAHA HAHL AHAL [boom] WAH HALLAHA [boom] [boom] WHAH AHAH LA HLALAL
C: Usually it’s white people saying that about middle eastern weddings.
B: i know im just making fun of stereotypes
B: like ali g in that video
C: There is no benefit to retiring.
C: Also, retirement was designed by politicians. That’s all you need to know that retirement is bad for you.
A: Yup, live to work, then die. Perfect citizen
C: Work is good for you. Gives you purpose. We need that to thrive.
C: I don’t plan to retire
A: Since 2016ish my sarcasm radar is broken, so was that sarcastic or serious?
C: It’s serious. I love going to work every day. I feel depressed if I don’t accomplish anything
A: Good for you when the company you work for is owned by your family and pays for your house and car.
C: Yeah. My efforts make that possible.
A: Your efforts of having been born to a family that owns a company?
C: Am I very lucky? Damn right I am.
A: Yeah exactly
A: Hence why saying stuff like “work is good for you” is extremely tone deaf
B: C, u must believe in the chinese philosophy that the perpuse of man is to work, like a tool that must be utilized to its full potential
B: i like that, run it to the ground
B: like my toyota
B: 10years? heck no, i want 20 years
A: Like people in manual labor jobs who end up disabled or with chronic conditions? Should they feel “useful” and “accomplished”?
B: yes exactly, just like machines
A: Excellent conclusion made while working a remote office job living at someone else’s expense.
B: Got another offer for 140k today lol
B: decisions decisions
A: You should take the offer
A: Either it works out, or if it doesn’t like the other two jobs, it’s pretty entertaining to read your rants blaming everyone but yourself
B: rants about wat? [Job 3] and [Job 4]?
B: blaming everyone but myself? it's kinda like saying, the jews are blaming all the nazis except for themselves for being placed in a concentration camp
A: Comparing your inconvenience to death and the Holocaust. Real classy stuff right there.
B: i'm giving an example to show u why your statement of blaming myself is not valid but ur lack of EQ is failing to understand the corrolation
B: i wonder if A failed the whole section of anlogies on the SATs, i dont see how his brain would be able to comprehend an analogy
A: “You failed analogies”, says the guy who goes straight to Holocaust for comparisons. Do you realize the level of irony here?
D: Ben. You don’t need to bring up the Holocaust to make a point. It’s offensive and you should apologize.
B: uhh what? i can use whatever analogy i want to prove a point
B: im not going to apologize [...]
B: [...] the reason I used the holocaust is because ppl are familiar with it and it gets the point across.
A: Is that your criteria? Why not 9/11 then? Or one of countless school shootings?
B: i see zero problem with u guys using 9/11 or school shootings as debate examples.
B: i am not a bitch.
D: Ben, you’re a coward and an asshole. A good friend would apologize for being so offensive.
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D: Ben why won't you apologize? What don’t you understand about this?
A: Kind of answers why he got fired only a few months in on two jobs, doesn’t it?
D: Yes. It must be hard to keep the narcissism hidden for too long.
B: wow so you want me to apologize and now youre saying again that i should blame myself for the treatment i got
B: y dont u guys just let it go?
B: weve settled the issue
B: u have ur opinion, i have mine, carry on then
D: I’m just commenting on what I’ve observed here and asking for an apology on a clearly offensive comment that you made
D: And no. You don’t get to be a child and ignore things that make you uncomfortable.
B: oh really? well sorry im not going to apologize. maybe u should work on building some thick skin before participating in our debates
B: [...] i live by free speech
D: Ben gets to say whatever he wants but when he is called out on it, “it’s settled” and we just move on to the next offensive Benism.
Even after leaving the group chat, Ben still managed to insult my family and piss me off in just two messages.
B: Did u get kidnapped by the FBI?
A: Yeah, need money for bail, you got any?
B: Right now the word on the street is that ur grandma died in Ukraine, had to take an emergency flight against the russians, got kidnapped, and had all ur accounts removed including netflix
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