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I’m suspicious of the bacronym REST. Was it created to push the idea? I’d rather they coined a neutral acronym. This one reeks of marketing.
by hbarka 7y ago
I’m suspicious of the bacronym REST. Was it created to push the idea? I’d rather they coined a neutral acronym. This one reeks of marketing.
- LegitShady 7y agoEveryone knows you come up with the cool acronym first and then figure out what the letters mean to fit the cool acronym.
- windsignaling 7y agoThat's a rather strong accusation... In the article it says REST was studied previously in contexts that have nothing to do with aging.
- 0xcde4c3db 7y agoI'm sure it wasn't an accident, but I think it was just meant to be a convenient association with it having an inhibitory effect. At least it's not as overloaded as SAD.