people in SF be like what's ur superpower "i won the imo" "i got 3900 on codeforces" "I can beat all the leetcoding" Mine is that I can communicate with autistic people.
3:47 PM · Jun 28, 2026 · 39.7K Views
SemiAnalysis founder Dylan Patel jokes about SF tech culture's obsession with competitive programming metrics like Codeforces and LeetCode
Developer @jxnlco joked back, calling Patel an autistic farmer
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Positive users praise the ability to communicate with autistic colleagues as an underrated and highest-paid skill in AI, while negative users see the joke as insensitive mockery.
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jason@jxnlco
@dylan522p autistic farmer
Dylan Patel@dylan522p
people in SF be like what's ur superpower "i won the imo" "i got 3900 on codeforces" "I can beat all the leetcoding" Mine is that I can communicate with autistic people.
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Irrational Analysis@insane_analyst
@dylan522p Reeeeee
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Cody Blakeney@code_star
@dylan522p @bilaltwovec Tbf, so can autistic people.
Dylan Patel@dylan522p
people in SF be like what's ur superpower "i won the imo" "i got 3900 on codeforces" "I can beat all the leetcoding" Mine is that I can communicate with autistic people.
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luh founder@foundergio
@dylan522p
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Adam Mainz@MainzOnX
@dylan522p So can I
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quantzoid@quantzoid
@dylan522p “I can beat all the leetcoding”
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Sid Menon@sidharthkmenon
@dylan522p the aut whisperer
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Ozcrods@Ozcrods
@dylan522p Id like to see you try and hold court with me.
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Pavel Surmenok@surmenok
@dylan522p What does that mean exactly?
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Fabian@iamfabian
@dylan522p @bilaltwovec Same
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Harjass Gambhir@harjassgambhir
@dylan522p upcoming superpower: we have memory
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christiano boria@christianoboria
@dylan522p Being a human being?
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Nirav Shah@Neuronirav
@dylan522p I diagnose them you communicate. Let’s gooo 🧠
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Dolores Capital@dolores_capital
@dylan522p mine is that i can parent and have a normal family life, which is extremely rare in sf and getting MORE rare by the minute.
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Taylor@Taylor_GPT
@dylan522p
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Pluto@plut0sx
@dylan522p the actual highest paid skill in ai right now and nobody puts it on linkedin
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losslandscape@losslandscape
@dylan522p "I ship software"
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Ben@eventuallyright
@dylan522p dudes be like, QCOM is shit
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Groxen@groxen
@dylan522p Underrated super-power! Probably need a Hero name now Dylan lol 💪
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Alex Renzin@lithdash
@dylan522p Engineering manager job description
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