Watching House of Lies at the end of my consulting career hits differently than the first time I watched it, 10 years ago at the start of my consulting career. It's like watching Disney movies as a kid, then rewatching them as an adult and picking up on the grown up-oriented jokes the writers slide in there.

Watching it with my spouse who works in Big Tech and rails against the corporate capitalist overloads adds another dimension, too.

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Your spouse works in big tech, you work in consulting and you ‘rail against the corporate capitalist overlords?’

The lunacy and irony here is hilarious.

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MDs can’t read. More news at 11

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IMO that show cut a bit too close to the bone at times. Hilarious nonetheless.

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Exactly. It's great because it's such a sharp stick in the eye. For those of us who don't take ourselves too seriously, it's fun

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Your Big Tech spouse should watch Silicon Valley and see the reality of Big Head’s trajectory from low level nobody to c-level exec.

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Good rec. Gonna make him binge watch it with me next. I did my turn in the uncomfortably realistic chair, he can have his 🤣

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Even the old Bugs Bunny cartoons had adult oriented jokes mixed in. Perspectives change again when kids are adults too. Life is an awesome journey.

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