Techlead is the internet version of that crazy uncle who tells really good stories, fun to listen to, even if you don't believe him.
That's how he's gotten a million subscribers.
YouTube channel “TechLead” creator has created a crypto and pulled the rug
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#22How can companies like Google change their hiring process and avoid toxic engineers like this? I’m sure he did well on the Leetcode interviews and even accelerated up the engineer ladder relatively quickly by “playing by the rules”
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#23Anyone who's always speaking "as a millionaire" isn't someone I'd listen to.
His channel is satire. The problem I have with it is the extreme deadpan delivery, the arrogance and closeness to reality. Obviously he’s playing a character; but I wish I didn’t get so much of a “this is serious” vibe.
I would argue that the reason you get "this is serious" vibes is because he's actually more serious than satire.
I really don't think he's playing a character. His videos have been like this for years, it's only in the last year or so that he's ramped up the "satire" content to a ridiculous level.
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#24There are a TON of influencers pump and dumping crypto. Where’s the SEC?
The question is are cryptocurrencies securities? There have been ICOs which definitely have been represented as securities and have been regulated/quashed/fined. But when not used as a representation of ownership of currencies or assets... what is a cryptocurrency and does it fit into existing law about securities fraud? Another way to ask the question: should the SEC regulate pump and dump schemes with collectables?…
> The question is are cryptocurrencies securities?
The tax guidance in Canada says yes, they are.
I don’t think they’re being advertised like collectibles. They’re advertised like investments. This is the first time I’ve actually heard them compared to collectibles.
My personal experience makes me believe there’s not much liquidity. Also, as a class of currency the crypto scene is printing money faster than anything we’ve ever seen in history IMO.
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#25Stupid people should be allowed to take risks
Like video slot machines?
Elderly folks getting scammed?
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#26This name and his face looks familiar. For some reason I believe he has a bad reputation, but I don’t know why. Can someone ELI5 who this guy is?
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#27Anyone who's always speaking "as a millionaire" isn't someone I'd listen to.
His channel is satire. The problem I have with it is the extreme deadpan delivery, the arrogance and closeness to reality. Obviously he’s playing a character; but I wish I didn’t get so much of a “this is serious” vibe.
I have met people like him before and I am not sure he is playing a character. Doesn’t he trash talk his ex wife on his channel? Dude is toxic and probably doesn’t know it because of his arrogance.
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#28There are a TON of influencers pump and dumping crypto. Where’s the SEC?
The question is are cryptocurrencies securities? There have been ICOs which definitely have been represented as securities and have been regulated/quashed/fined. But when not used as a representation of ownership of currencies or assets... what is a cryptocurrency and does it fit into existing law about securities fraud? Another way to ask the question: should the SEC regulate pump and dump schemes with collectables?…
A broader question in my mind is: can smart people create anything ingenious that escapes being coopted / subsumed by the establishment? Or, can such a thing survive popularity on its own terms?
In the case of the Web, the answer clearly turned out to be a deafening No. Years ago, I had higher hopes for Bitcoin in this regard. Same for so called “censorship resistant decentralized platforms”. I spent years pondering how such a thing might work, before I realized that no technology, no matter how advanced, cannot be struck down by a single act of Congress. Save for cases of crystal clear constitutional protection, if any technology becomes a big enough problem, or a problem for the right people, it will have its day, and then it will be kneecapped.
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#29How can companies like Google change their hiring process and avoid toxic engineers like this? I’m sure he did well on the Leetcode interviews and even accelerated up the engineer ladder relatively quickly by “playing by the rules”
If you like toxic FAANG-engineer created crypto currencies, you’ll love my toxic NFT: https://www.programmerspoop.com/
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#30How can companies like Google change their hiring process and avoid toxic engineers like this? I’m sure he did well on the Leetcode interviews and even accelerated up the engineer ladder relatively quickly by “playing by the rules”
These are not incredibly hard traits to identify upon talking with people. The problem is when you willingly dance with the devil because of how much value he delivers.