Silicon Valley tech bros are glorifying extreme overwork culture (again) and labelling it ‘grindcore’ – 19 top takedowns

11.

And once again, I find myself thinking: people need hobbies.

— Duncan Weldon (@duncanweldon.bsky.social) January 29, 2026 at 7:11 AM

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"Grindcore is the new hustle culture"

Grindcore you say? Yeah, replace the hustle with blast beats and growling!

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— Casey Explosion (@caseyexplosion.bsky.social) January 29, 2026 at 12:01 PM

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"We discovered a new kind of work culture!"

"Is it just the same old capitalist exploitation rebranded as something new and noteworthy?"

"Haha, what a silly question!"

"You didn't answer the question."

"There will be no further questions!"

— The Best of All Possible Oaves (@erikonymous.bsky.social) January 28, 2026 at 5:25 PM

14.

And lemme guess, screamo is the new therapy?

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— jon crook (@acheronxl.bsky.social) January 29, 2026 at 11:33 AM

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A form of masculinity so arid, so devoid of pleasure, so dedicated to the accumulation of capital (for someone else) that it subsists on 12 hour days 6 days a week, and workouts and rejuvenation and Chinese peptides the rest of the time.

www.ft.com/content/d0b7…

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— Laleh Khalili (@lalehkhalili.bsky.social) January 29, 2026 at 9:44 AM

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That’s not a vibe it’s a fucking prison sentence.

— Dave J (@davejbrighton.bsky.social) January 29, 2026 at 7:23 AM

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By the time you are 40 you should have lived through two terms for "Men washing themselves and knowing how to do do some household chores", three for "Toxic masculinity but it's new now", six for "Your boss doesn't respect boundaries" and 37 words for "transphobe but without the bad connotations."

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— Chris Farnell (@thebrainofchris.bsky.social) January 29, 2026 at 11:21 AM

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I’m more of an 11-3-4 guy

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— rob collins (@cobrollins.bsky.social) January 29, 2026 at 11:19 AM

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New grindcore: I live a monastic lifestyle of working 12 hours a day 6 days a week

Old grindcore: here's our new single it lasts half a second

— Tom Ewing (@tomewing.bsky.social) January 28, 2026 at 5:15 PM

Of course, it opens up design options.

i'm loving the new masthead

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— Jacob 🌱 (@jacob.barss-bailey.org) January 28, 2026 at 5:59 PM

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