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Sometimes buildings are named after folks just because they were awesome. Too bad it's not easy to distinguish between awesome people who had buildings named af

Sometimes buildings are named after folks just because they were awesome. Too bad it's not easy to distinguish between awesome people who had buildings named after them from the much less awesome people who essentially bought the naming rights to a building.

username223 9y ago
One indicator is whether the person was still alive when the building was named. Naming stuff after yourself when you're still alive (https://chanzuckerberg.com https://chanzuckerberg.com) is a good way to cheapen it.
- lostlogin 9y ago
  No, naming it after yourself cheapens it, dead or alive. Someone else has to do it.
  - rhizome 9y ago
    Kinda hard to name something after yourself when you're dead.
    - craftyguy 9y ago
      You could add it to your will. "From the time of my death, my compound that I leave to my yorkie shalt be known forever as rhiz(h)ome"
    - lostlogin 9y ago
      It’s easier - I don’t need my stuff and the proceeds from selling it can pay for really big letters on the building.