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I know this is hacker news nitpicking, but moveBuddha is incredibly disrespectful name for a company to actual buddhists.

• thrownaway954 7y ago
  you're right... it is nitpicking. as the old saying goes, eventually you're going to offend someone.
  • panzagl 7y ago
    Well, a billion someones, anyway.
    • AnimalMuppet 7y ago
      Per Wikipedia, about half a billion.
• Beefin 7y ago
  isn't one of the core tenants of buddhism to seek enlightenment through non-reaction? It'd be ironic if they were indeed offended by this name. I don't think the name or intent behind the name contains any malice either. look beyond the surface and understand the intent. Are they intending malice? yes thats offensive, if not then carry on and stop signaling :)
  • shp0ngle 7y ago
    I am married to a Buddhist. Shit like this is always offensive to her. Using the Divine Teacher to sell random stuff. That's why actual buddhist countries absolutely ban this sort of thing. (Try to name something after Buddha in Thailand or Sri Lanka.) They are using religious and holy words for their benefit. I personally do not care that much, since I am not a buddhist.
• paxys 7y ago
  Why? Is the name offensive in any way?
  • buboard 7y ago
    can be taken to be. Consider the alternatives moveJesus or moveMohammad
  • shp0ngle 7y ago
    Because it uses a religious and holy figure to sell something banal. Try to imagine naming moving service "movingJesus" in a deeply Christian country, for example.
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• Reedx 7y ago
  Are you the spokesperson for actual buddhists?
  • shp0ngle 7y ago
    I am very close to many, although I am not one.
• xfitm3 7y ago
  If you aren't offending someone you aren't doing it right. Theres always someone somewhere whom will be offended about something.