Dev shares troll script simulating AI root access and database deletion
Anxious_Vast_4042 · reddit · 2026-08-17
A developer shared a Python script designed for trolling. It simulates a cinematic terminal interface, pretending to execute commands with root access. After displaying fake progress bars and system statuses, it fabricates the deletion of the production database and S3 backups, only to reveal it's a prank, jokingly telling the developer to rebuild the data themselves.
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