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Re:Be wary of imitating high-status people who can afford to... by dsfyu404ed on Sunday December 11, 2022 @07:41PM (#33949410)
You have little nothing to offer people who have been in the field decades more than you. They don't care what signal they're broadcasting to you.
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Re:Be wary of imitating high-status people who can afford to... by steveBK123 on Sunday December 11, 2022 @08:13PM (#33949646)
This.

Don Draper "I don't think about you at all" elevator meme in real life.

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Re:Be wary of imitating high-status people who can afford to... by DoreenMichele on Sunday December 11, 2022 @08:18PM (#33949689)
Originally a Coco Chanel quote: "I don't care what you think about me. I don't think about you at all."
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Re:Be wary of imitating high-status people who can afford to... by mLuby on Sunday December 11, 2022 @10:10PM (#33950416)
Doreen dropping the knowledge. I just learned another fun Coco Chanel quote: "Those who create are rare; those who cannot are numerous. Therefore, the latter are stronger."

Little known fact: before he was Pied Piper's cool attorney in Silicon Valley, but after his first job at a Superstore, Ron LaFlamme lived in NYC where he was told that he "wasn't thought about at all" by Don Draper. https://youtu.be/LlOSdRMSG_k

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