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The purpose of language is to communicate. Picking your own name is a luxury. If you pick something unpronounceable or unwieldy it's perfectly acceptable for so
by forensic 15y ago
The purpose of language is to communicate. Picking your own name is a luxury. If you pick something unpronounceable or unwieldy it's perfectly acceptable for someone else to brand you for the sake of communication.
MAFIAA is pronounceable, memorable, and descriptive. It's a good name.
- edanm 15y agoYou realize that it implies that everyone agrees with you? In fact, it's a rhetorical trick used to make everyone in the group aware of your/our feelings towards the RIAA. I agree with the downvote. HN is a place for real discussion, and even though the RIAA wasn't the topic of discussion right now, as a community, let's not get into the habit of assuming the RIAA are a mafia - it will make it much harder to be objective on the issue.
- chopsueyar 15y agoMy comments express my opinions, so why wouldn't that make everyone aware of my feelings toward the entities I discuss? I was in no way trying to 'trick' anyone. I was expressing a personal observation. Were you unable to comprehend my opinion of legal enforcement strategies with regard to specific IP content types because of the acronyms I used? I have always assumed readers of HN are able to form their own opinions, including whether or not the collective behaviors of the MPAA and RIAA resemble that of organized crime, particularly with regard to extortion.