tech bro - JR Pomerantz

Tech bros don’t know how to live (brief aside)

I know Gilad Edelman wants us to stop calling tech bros tech bros, but I can’t…bro. Because this series is about tech bros.

Tech bros don’t know how to live, prelude

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