self-deprecating

But you shouldn't be self-deprecating, or you may start to believe it's impossible to start a startup in France.

The only thing this argument has going for it is sounding wise by virtue of being self-deprecating.

Rather the author is describing a situation where _within_ a community there is no tolerance for self-deprecating jokes poking fun at the difference between the community and other communities.

Is being cynical and self-deprecating really such an unacceptable packaging of the message that someone should be fired over it?

The 10 days seems to be a self-deprecating joke on the popular (incorrect) meme.

Some cultures are more self-deprecating than others, which has some benefits, and some draw-backs.

She seemed to have a mostly self-deprecating, while also grateful, air about the garage.

Is it obviously self-deprecating, and aware of the fucked-up-ed-ness of white & first-world privilege?

The author seems self-aware and has a great sense of self-deprecating humour.

If anything, it's just self-deprecating humor with a twist of academic satire.

Am too tired to write a clever self-deprecating yet self-promoting post, so: please check out my profile - you might find a link there useful...

My guess is that it was a bit of self-deprecating humour.

It isn't that linkbaity, because "nearly almost" is clearly self-deprecating, and it won't hurt the front page to let the author's cheerfulness through.

Frankly my impression of Torvalds is that his reference to "management by perkele" was meant as a self-deprecating joke, that sadly the web has taken at face value.

All week long you'll hear self-deprecating remarks like: "Oops, I suppose that bug exposes me as the mediocre hack that I am, haha" "...but unfortunately I forgot to uncomment that section, because I am a complete idiot..." In a way it helps keep your confidence up, because you're modeling the behavior of confident people.