Even by American retail culture standards, it's called being rude and budding in when no one asked. You don't get that shit at most non-gaming retails. You buy for the thing, and most stores are more than happy to accept your purchase, unless there is something wrong with the product.
It's not just the tech industry, it's rampant everywhere. My company (retail) has running jokes about some of our acronyms; they're so old, few people who work here today actually know what they stand for anymore. We have to go to the 30-40-year vets and ask what they mean.
No it's far more annoying than that.
I've seen joke reviews on websites before mocking that stuff by complaining that "John from Denver" is an asshole so you shouldn't buy the product because clearly only assholes like it.
Also the military as well(at least the US one). We'd have Acronyms that would be the same but have different meanings in different departments. A brief but accurate list for anyone interested. A much longer and more annoying(yet still accurate) would look like this.
Basically what I had to do with Reddit and Facebook when the elections over here concluded. Would have done the same for twitter if they hadn't already banned me (so thanks in retrospect I guess?). In a way I do feel a little guilty, like I am turning a blind eye to societal problems, but I do know it was the right choice for my overall mental health.
Yeah, I got that when I deleted mine. It made me aware of how isolated from popular culture I've become (I don't have a TV licence so I can only use streaming channels), but it also made me generally happier to be less hyperaware of how awful everything is.
Have you ever won? That's essentially what I made my twitter account for in the first place lol.
Once. tshirt. Notprize i wanted, but admittedly nice shirt. Unfortunately wrong size.
I hope all goes well, and you get out of there quickly, friend.
