when I see joke tweets I don't get bc I have no familiarity with the subject I like them anyways that way I will eventually be able to laugh at jokes about that topic through brute pattern-matching and nobody will suspect a thing
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I understand 90% of the programming/IT jokes made in the comments of larger subreddits and I probably couldn't write "hello world" in any language in this moment, without googling to ensure I don't miss a semicolon
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I bet I could pass at a party/casual social encounter for having expertise in so many STEM fields hmmm A Guide: 1. if people try to shop-talk, groan and say "oh my god I need to not think about work" 2. laugh at topical jokes if at least 2 people are laughing
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3. if anyone shares an "holy shit can you believe coworker/dumbass on the internet did this thing?" story, just groan sympathetically after waiting a beat in case anyone jumps in with "wait why is that wrong?"
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4. if two people who both Know things get into an argument, ESPECIALLY a pedantic argument, ask all the basic clarifying questions and play Switzerland this is your chance to Learn without giving yourself away
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(4) is the social equivalent of Lurking Moar (4) is your most powerful tool with (4) you can take increase your power level with these next steps
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5. if you pay close attention eventually you will be able to make jokes about dumbass moves people make in [field] without ever cracking open a textbook
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6. eventually you will be too paranoid to actually learn about [field] even though all these friends you've made are crazy about the subject, because steps 1-5 are the actions of a deeply insecure individual
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you will have so much more fun in life being openly ignorant and curious the people worth befriending will be delighted to show you around relax do not be afraid
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