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		mypalmike on June 20, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What huge mistake did you make early in yo... > he spent that few minutes kicking me in the ribs as hard as he could while I was under his desk hooking up the new keyboard. For real?

busterarm on June 20, 2021 [–]

For real.

The "traders are God' attitude was so thick that nobody seemed shocked about this nor motivated to do anything about it.

This was barely 15 years ago and I was a naive PFY. I wouldn't stand for that shit today.

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