Don't Mess With Me, My Boyfriend Is A Programmer

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Don't Mess With Me, My Boyfriend Is A Programmer

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The absolute AUDACITY of threatening someone with "my boyfriend will hack your social media" when homeboy is literally Googling how to declare variables in HTML. Sir, HTML doesn't even HAVE variables—it's a markup language, not a programming language!

The girlfriend out here writing checks her boyfriend's skillset can't cash. Meanwhile, dude's having an existential crisis trying to figure out basic web fundamentals. The gap between reputation and reality has never been more devastating. He's about as threatening as a kitten with a keyboard.

Nothing says "elite hacker" quite like searching for beginner-level concepts in the wrong language entirely. Truly terrifying stuff. 💀

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