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A comment on Ask HN: How do you talk about what you're working on without being a douche?.

Re:Ask HN: How do you talk about what you're working on with... by who_is_firing on Saturday June 24, 2017 @04:50AM (#14624917)
Avoid saying the words "changing the world" or any other bullshit buzzword that deceptively gives your work a nobler, tone than it deserves. Trust me, if you are changing the world, people will figure it out from what you are doing; you don't need to mention that specifically.
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