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How do these people, and I mean the higher-ups who instigate this, get to be so debased? I can't think of another word for it. It sounds like hazing to me, another one of those practices that seems to exist only for the benefit of sadists.


There might be a small hazing component, but I think they genuinely enjoy this stuff and incorrectly assume everyone else does too.


They think it’s fun and can’t understand why a person wouldn’t want to have fun. Don’t you like fun?


> How do these people, and I mean the higher-ups who instigate this, get to be so debased?

They have nothing else to do. Their lives are painfully empty. Their personalities are painfully empty. Their time is otherwise meaningless.

The shit described here—all of it—suddenly feels indescribably unimportant when you have family, friends, side projects, hobbies, and a home to care for.


Power trip, I suppose. And lack of an negative feedback, or repercussions for actions.




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