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roarchertoday at 5:11 PM1 replyview on HN

Same. I've only done it a couple times but it takes minutes to learn and you just get into a rhythm and keep going. It's like peeling potatoes.

I wonder if there's a name for the psychological phenomenon of people doing some trivial blue-collar-ish task and then dramatizing it to make themselves sound like a grizzled old hand.


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notduncansmithtoday at 5:23 PM

Have heard this called blue-washing (eg Mike Rowe) when done publicly