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Re:Plain English: A simple guide on words to avoid in govern... by sjducb on Friday December 23, 2022 @09:01AM (#34105865)
You're still status signalling, just in a different way.

When I wear a T-shirt from a Hackathon to a developer conference I'm signalling just as hard as the sales rep in the suit.

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Re:Plain English: A simple guide on words to avoid in govern... by sph on Friday December 23, 2022 @09:06AM (#34105918)
Of course. I'm not so cool (or naive) to think I'm immune to peer pressure and tribalism.

It doesn't necessarily mean that I'll have to go the other way and adopt the mannerisms of the annoying tech guy.

https://youtu.be/02a723LsoFA

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