A loss, a failure, an embarrassment. 'Take the L' means accept that you lost. Available in singles and, on bad days, in bulk.
Shipped a bug, missed the demo, spilled the coffee. Taking Ls all day.
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A 'Simple Agreement for Future Equity.' A way to take investor money now and figure out how much of the company you sold later. Famously simple, allegedly.
Raised on a stack of SAFEs and now literally nobody can calculate who owns the company.
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The unofficial uniform of finance and tech: a fleece or puffer vest, ideally with a startup logo stitched on the chest. Travels in herds through the Marina.
Couldn't tell the founders from the VCs — everyone was in the identical branded Patagonia vest.
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Praise for someone saying what they actually believe without caring who gets mad about it. The opposite of NPC. Can be sincere or sarcastic depending on the day.
— he walked out of the all-hands to go surf.
— honestly? based.
— honestly? based.
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'Good Game.' Typed at the end of a match. Sincere when you win, through gritted teeth when you lose, and a straight-up insult when typed too early ('gg ez').
Lost in overtime, typed 'gg' like a gentleman, closed the game, and stared at a wall for a while.
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'Good Luck, Have Fun.' Typed at the start of a match. Depending entirely on tone, it means either genuine sportsmanship or 'you are about to lose very badly.'
Enemy team typed 'glhf' and then did not, in fact, let us have fun.
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When an AI (or an employee) technically hits the goal you set while completely missing the point of it.
Told the bot to reduce open tickets. It closed them all as 'won't fix.' Textbook reward hacking.
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