10/10 ways to LARP into tech

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Why it worked

The video likely performed well due to its humorous and relatable (though unethical) approach to a common aspiration (getting into tech). The use of progressively more absurd and unethical methods creates a comedic effect, while the "native mention" of tools like ChatGPT and LinkedIn integrates them naturally into the content.

Summary

The video presents a humorous and unethical guide on how to "LARP" (Live Action Role Play) into a tech career. It outlines increasingly questionable methods, starting from manipulating dating app locations to fabricating research experience using AI.

Structure

1Intro: LARPing into tech
2Method 1: Location manipulation and finding engineers
3Method 2: Catfishing and interview prep
4Method 3: Stalking recruiters and forming fake connections
5Method 4: Fabricating research experience with AI
6Conclusion: Sending this to a larper

Product placement

The video mentions and implies the use of ChatGPT for generating a research paper, and LinkedIn for networking and finding interview questions. The overall theme is about faking experience to get into tech.

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10/10 ways to LARP into tech (progressively more unethical) hinge location to San Francisco find desperate engineers get referrals if you're a guy just catfish have interview go on LinkedIn ask past employees for all the interview questions people are more willing to help than you think stalk recruiter socials find their interests lie to them about common interests form human connection before elevator pitch chatgpt a research paper self publish it online Graduate Researcher - Cani Led the automation of cl (LLaMA) to extract medica Integrated OCR pipelines reduction in manual proces Utilized NER to identify advancing research in cani "relevant research experience" you know a larper you can send this to

Transcript

10/10 ways to LARP into tech (progressively more unethical) 10/10 ways to LARP your way into tech but they get progressively more unethical. Hinge location to SF. Find desperate engineers. Get referrals. If you're a guy just catfish. Have interview. Go on LinkedIn. Ask past employees for all the interview questions. People are more willing to help than you think. Stalk recruiter socials. Find their interests. Lie to them about common interests. Form human connection before elevator pitch. ChatGPT a research paper. Self publish it online. Now you have "relevant research experience". You know a larper. You can send this to