• JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    I don’t know why people feel the need to lie about their profession, when they’re easily caught out.
    It’s not often I’ve come across it, in my 83 years of working as a royal psychiatrist.

    • Ricky Rigatoni 🇺🇸@lemm.ee
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      As an astronaut who’s been to Mars five times, I think people who lie about their careers are just embarassed by how little they’ve accomplished in life.

    • hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      As someone who’s worked on IT support for brain amputees, I can tell you that it happens often

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      It’s a desperate attempt to win with an argument of authority: “Trust all the nonsense I spill, I’m an engineeeeeer!!”

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      as someone with 84 years of experience in non-royal psychology, i can tell you that this sort of thing happens all the time.

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        3 days ago

        I trust affiliate more because he’s not a class traitor like Jaden Smith