Crypto enthusiasts don’t really care or understand decentralization. If you talk to crypto bros you will realize pretty quickly that a lot of them are very very low IQ morons.

I was at an event and met a crypto bro. He tried to explain to a group of us that btc is like moss and the world is the forest. A couple people legitimately “got it” and began to get excited about crypto.

This is probably the third meme in two days where the top comment says it’s not a meme.

This entire weird conversation aside, Palestine/Israel conflict does not currently affect the West. It could hypothetically escalate until it affected the West I suppose.

Also, Israel is not in NATO. They are a “NATO partner” but are not legally tied to the security alliance.

Tell them you did something unverifiable but technical.

“I started a game studio with a buddy from college. No, sorry, I don’t have a TIN (tax identification number [IRS])”

Give them a number to a burner phone and fake an accent.

“Tom? Yeah we worked together at ___ I felt like he was a great guy to work with.”

Tell them you were deathly sick.

“Yeah I had skin cancer. Nothing major but I had to take it easy and after beating it we all went on vacation to celebrate”

Tell them you lived the software engineer dream life

“After leaving my last job I wanted a change of pace so I went to become a bartender in Melbourne. It was all under the table”