I spent 13 years on active duty (2x Iraq, 1x Afghanistan), and got out last year. Seeing pictures of Fifth Avenue fuckwits like this playing war tourist eliminates any regret I have about not staying in longer - and makes me feel awful for my friends still in.

Incredibly angry, thanks for asking!

These useless chucklefucks. Just look at this smarmy little dipshit.

You know who else is a fucking asshole? Whoever decided to add infinite scrolling to Kinja websites. I hope they get fired.

Any military out there? How do you feel about this douchebag making life or death decisions for you?

As a teacher, I am seeing more students that I would describe as having no empathy. Not a lot. The majority of my students are good people (maybe not great students, but honestly good people), but there are more kids who seem to display signs of sociopathy than before. I also have had the largest number of students…

If I never hear “they’re just joking around” again it will be much too soon.

Racism and sexism is more ubiquitous in the technology field than fucking iPhones. Remember the conventions where white males got upset at people getting upset at the constant sexist bullshit? As long as society portrays these folks as quirky nerds with dissociative personalities who mean well instead of them just…

I think a lot of nerdy men convince themselves that because they were socially awkward and got teased growing up, they can never be anything but nice guys. No matter what they say or do, they can’t be a bully or a bigot or a predator. Popular culture tends to reinforce this mindset.

Have you considered the possibility that they are not actually particularly bright or gifted but instead through a combination of circumstance, luck, a but of real work, and bullying prov-ado have created that perception of themselves in others?

Judging from my own experiences in the tech world, it does happen more often. People are just unwilling or afraid to come forward about it.

Statistically speaking, it probably does happen more but goes unreported. Given the personalities and power dynamics involved, that’s almost certain to be the case.

What’s that? An over-privileged celebrity libertechbrotarian is a sexual predator? THIS MUST BE BIZARROWORLD

Some of the brightest and most gifted men I’ve worked with in tech are also some of the most emotionally stunted and misogynistic I’ve ever encountered. I’m actually a bit surprised that stuff like this doesn’t happen more often. A lot of these guys are full-on sociopaths.

they are like “tell me that story about how you forgot your coupons when you went to the grocery store again, I just love it”

Yeah I’m off xoJane totally. xoVain is ok sometimes, but even they just don’t do it for me. It’s a lot of “Here are 6 great products for your hair that don’t have silicones!” and then the entire list is products with silicones. I don’t have time for that bullshit.

This is a reasonable and correct take and has no place in Kinja.

I’m fine with Bernie staying in the race to accumulate votes and show Democrats that there is broad, national support for a progressive agenda. I am not alright with him staying in the race in a desperate bid to win.

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