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I wish that HN would implement an automatic acronym and abbreviation expander! What is an MLM? Ah, multi-level marketing. A euphemism for a pyramid scheme.
by kwhitefoot 5y ago
I wish that HN would implement an automatic acronym and abbreviation expander!
What is an MLM?
Ah, multi-level marketing. A euphemism for a pyramid scheme.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-level_marketing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-level_marketing.
- system2 5y agoI think MLM is as known as CEO or HDD. Or to anyone over 25 years old age with moderate news exposure.
- kwhitefoot 5y agoIn the US perhaps. And if you are a native US English speaker. I'm well over 25, almost 66, and it meant nothing to me. I read a reasonable amount of news but not very much from the US (mostly UK and Norway). In fact I think I would like to go further than my original comment and simply forbid abbreviations in titles.