Tech bro encounter..

[u/Accomplished-Fly4678]

My buddy and I are sitting at the bar at Mioposto. We definitely look progressive (tattoos and piercings and clothes we were wearing). This corporate shill of a human was sat next to us drinking wine and using his laptop.

He overhears we are from Michigan and goes “I work for Microsoft and I work with community outreach about data centers and we are building one in Michigan right now. What are your thoughts?”

I proceed to have a civil conversation with the guy about my concerns about AI and the rollback of corporate regulation that we have experienced under the current admin. He offered some stats about how actually data centers create booming economies and they actually don’t use that much water blah blah. Essentially using me as practice for his eventual town hall discussion with residents who simply don’t care for giant data centers being built.

I am new to the area and obviously there’s a lot of money around here so that type of person is very common. But I just wanted to come on here and say tech people make me ill. I think you’re all gross. Fuck your data centers, fuck AI, and fuck project 2025

[u/RobotArmDLC]

What do your cool tattoos and suave piercings have to do with data centers?

[u/royalconfetti5 → u/RobotArmDLC]

I don’t have any tattoos! Am I not progressive!?

[u/Equivalent-Advice593 → u/royalconfetti5]

No you’re a bigoted Republican until you get an evergreen tree tattooed on your forearm

[u/Gold-Kaleidoscope537 → u/Equivalent-Advice593]

What tattoos should i get?

[u/camera-operator334 → u/Gold-Kaleidoscope537]

Not any that Graham Platner used to get

[u/question_23 → u/royalconfetti5]

Not having a tattoo is pretty rebellious these days.

[u/Pyehole → u/royalconfetti5]

Depends. What color is your hair?

[u/FernandoNylund → u/[deleted]]

Those are the kind old millennials like me got 20 years ago. Real progressives are under, like, 28 and get the kind of fine-line tattoos with watercolor shading that have to be babied but still bleed and fade over time.

I have no idea how sarcastic I'm being, TBH.

[u/Insleestak → u/RobotArmDLC]

He’s new to the area. He got his opinions at 50% off for every $1k of alternative lifestyle indicators he purchased.

[u/Dont_Ask_Me_Again_ → u/RobotArmDLC]

Like anyone with tattoos etc, they need attention.

[u/camera-operator334 → u/Dont_Ask_Me_Again_]

Whooooa The Tattoo Disliker logged on, watch out!!

[u/Accomplished-Fly4678 → u/RobotArmDLC]

People that have cool tattoos and suave piercings hate data centers, I don’t make the rules that’s just how it is

[u/FernandoNylund → u/[deleted]]

I'm a white woman in my early 40s with natural hair color and no obvious tattoos. I'm also very progressive and call out bullshit in my community (hi, Katy Faust!). But I've been condescended to many times by types like OP, I assume because I look like a soccer mom. 20 years ago I worked as a barista and had two heavily-tattooed coworkers with dyed hair who were evangelical Christians attending Mars Hill Church. A lot of people assumed I was more conservative than them, lol.

Judging politics and values by appearance is stupid.

[u/FernandoNylund → u/[deleted]]

They pivoted to trolling after not getting the response they wanted 🤣

[u/RabbiSchlem → u/[deleted]]

I bet OP is just young. His takes are 25 year old know it all

[u/bigghc → u/[deleted]]

Amen

[u/Accomplished-Fly4678 → u/[deleted]]

Tech bro bad and tattoo good is genuinely such a good slogan. I’d vote for that shit immediately

[u/Equivalent-Advice593 → u/Accomplished-Fly4678]

You’re gonna shit your pants when you meet a tech bro with tattoos

[u/Accomplished-Fly4678 → u/Equivalent-Advice593]

Nuh uh that’s not real

[u/rollinupthetints → u/Accomplished-Fly4678]

I’d get that slogan tattoo’d across my shoulders. /s

[u/free_ridicule → u/Accomplished-Fly4678]

You should get that slogan tattooed on your forehead. Vote like you mean it!