# Arguments with dudes on the internet: LinkedIn/Facebook edition

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Podcast: [Different, Not Broken](https://stenobird.com/podcast/different-not-broken-7281363)
Published: 2026-02-25T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://differentnotbrokenpodcast.com/episode/arguments-with-dudes-on-the-internet-linkedin-facebook-edition
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## Resource

I've been doing the internet antagonizing. I apologize. Not to the people I'm doing it to — they deserve it — but to the universe in general. Last week I got into two arguments with dudes on the internet. It's like a thing I do. These are always cantankerous dude bros, and they always get what they deserve. The argument is almost always the same. I have one question. I ask it every time. It brings their very bullish "I know everything about running a workplace" energy down to a full Porky Pig real fast. I also bring receipts. Because of course I do. Plus: I got mad about the Turning Point USA halftime show in a business group on the internet, which is exactly where that conversation belongs if you ask me. And in Small Talk, I answer a question from Nate in Provo, Utah, who doesn't trust compliments but believes every piece of criticism — and I explain why imposter syndrome might actually be the most arrogant thing you can carry around. Boop. TIMESTAMPS 00:37 — I got into two arguments with dudes on the internet last week 01:04 — It's almost always the same argument about remote work and micromanagement 02:16 — The call center manager who had a lot to say 02:45 — The one question I have for them 03:57 — I worked at a call center. The best one in the world. It was still awful. 07:21 — If you can only run your business by underpaying people, your business is failing 08:41 — Don't wrestle with pigs. They enjoy it. (I did it anyway.) 09:18 — The Turning Point USA halftime show got me. I tried not to. 12:34 — I'm going to find a different plumber 13:55 — Small Talk: Nate from Provo, Utah on compliments vs. criticism 14:41 — 10,000 compliments: "yeah maybe." Someone says your feet smell: "that HAS to be true." 16:36 — Why imposter syndrome is actually a form of arrogance Ment…

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