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Funny coincidence I was just wondering this a few weeks ago when reading a Tinder bio of a girl named Alexa who had something to the effect of 'heard all the Al

by mentos 6y ago

Funny coincidence I was just wondering this a few weeks ago when reading a Tinder bio of a girl named Alexa who had something to the effect of 'heard all the Alexa jokes for a lifetime thanks' Made me wonder if there is a class action lawsuit where all of the Alexa's could sue Amazon for psychological distress or something.

ChuckNorris89 6y ago
In the German speaking world the name Kevin is ruined, with some men having that name being avoided in the dating scene.
- rblatz 6y ago
  Why is Kevin ruined? Is that what Alexa is called in German?
  - 1986 6y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevinism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevinism
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    - el-salvador 6y ago
      I didn't know there was a word for that. Something similar has happened with some names in Latin America too.
afavour 6y ago
I know an Alexa and she says the same. I'll admit I hadn't thought about it before but it does sound like an incredibly annoying thing to have dropped on you from on high: constant jokes, if anyone addresses you in an Amazon-enabled home all kind of crap gets triggered... I can see why people are infuriated by it.
- echelon 6y ago
  It's like "Karen", but in this case the blame for misuse lies on a single company rather than a meme. We shouldn't abuse people's names by using them for products, gross generalizations, etc. It's poor taste, and it frequently hurts people unintentionally. Imagine your own name being used as a term for ridicule or poking fun. It's not a good feeling.
  - williw 6y ago
    Thoughts go to all the Pete out there
    - notriddle 6y ago
      I wonder if OJ ever got asked about his cousin Homer?
  - koolba 6y ago
    > We shouldn't abuse people's names by using them for products, gross generalizations, etc. It's poor taste, and it frequently hurts people unintentionally. In the case of Alexa and Cortana, the intention is to treat the machine as a person you can talk to. It’s intentional that it has a human name.
    - qchris 6y ago
      Perhaps it's just my ignorance, but I was under the impression that Cortana was never really a name of a person, but adopted from the Halo franchise (now owned by Microsoft) as the name of the main character's AI companion, which sort of made the name up. If so, I think that makes it a little different. I double-checked on Wikipedia for the disambiguation [1], but there doesn't seem to a subsection for a normal person-name of Cortana, as compared to the one for Alexa. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortana_(disambiguation) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortana_(disambiguation)
    - throwawayboise 6y ago
      Should have just called it "Computer" like on Star Trek. Or let you give it whatever name you like. It's your device, in theory.
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flycaliguy 6y ago
People named Alexa should be given special privileges with the devices. I’m thinking muting but maybe the device should start apologizing and arranging free packages.

by mentos 6y ago

ChuckNorris89 6y ago

In the German speaking world the name Kevin is ruined, with some men having that name being avoided in the dating scene.

rblatz 6y ago
Why is Kevin ruined? Is that what Alexa is called in German?
- 1986 6y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevinism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevinism
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  - el-salvador 6y ago
    I didn't know there was a word for that. Something similar has happened with some names in Latin America too.

afavour 6y ago

I know an Alexa and she says the same. I'll admit I hadn't thought about it before but it does sound like an incredibly annoying thing to have dropped on you from on high: constant jokes, if anyone addresses you in an Amazon-enabled home all kind of crap gets triggered... I can see why people are infuriated by it.

echelon 6y ago
It's like "Karen", but in this case the blame for misuse lies on a single company rather than a meme. We shouldn't abuse people's names by using them for products, gross generalizations, etc. It's poor taste, and it frequently hurts people unintentionally. Imagine your own name being used as a term for ridicule or poking fun. It's not a good feeling.
- williw 6y ago
  Thoughts go to all the Pete out there
  - notriddle 6y ago
    I wonder if OJ ever got asked about his cousin Homer?
- koolba 6y ago
  > We shouldn't abuse people's names by using them for products, gross generalizations, etc. It's poor taste, and it frequently hurts people unintentionally. In the case of Alexa and Cortana, the intention is to treat the machine as a person you can talk to. It’s intentional that it has a human name.
  - qchris 6y ago
    Perhaps it's just my ignorance, but I was under the impression that Cortana was never really a name of a person, but adopted from the Halo franchise (now owned by Microsoft) as the name of the main character's AI companion, which sort of made the name up. If so, I think that makes it a little different. I double-checked on Wikipedia for the disambiguation [1], but there doesn't seem to a subsection for a normal person-name of Cortana, as compared to the one for Alexa. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortana_(disambiguation) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortana_(disambiguation)
  - throwawayboise 6y ago
    Should have just called it "Computer" like on Star Trek. Or let you give it whatever name you like. It's your device, in theory.

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flycaliguy 6y ago

People named Alexa should be given special privileges with the devices. I’m thinking muting but maybe the device should start apologizing and arranging free packages.