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Friday, 14 October 2016

The most profane story we’ve read this week skewers “startup life”

Speaking of words the algorithms don’t like: The most profane story we’ve read this week is “[Redacted] You Startup World.” Redacted excerpt: “[Redacted] your crazy work hours. Nobody gives a [redacted] that Elon musk is working 100 hours a week, and that Marissa Mayer pulling in a 130 hour work week… You’re not Elon Musk — you ain’t Marissa Mayer, you’re not going to get to space, and you won’t build the next SpaceX. Do me a favor, put your [redacted] Mac away and go play with your kids. [Redacted] your drinking culture too. Please stop celebrating every [redacted] imaginary milestone with whisky, beer, or pizza and beer. Like, every ‘cool’ company has a bar now? Oh, OK, I’ll come work for you because you have the Glenlivet 17 and not the 15. That’s why I show up to work every day.”

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