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> Zooko was named after Zooko Wilcox O'Hearn, one of the few remaining, original, Cypherpunks. It's super weird to name a project after someone who's not dead,
by tablespoon 5y ago
> Zooko was named after Zooko Wilcox O'Hearn, one of the few remaining, original, Cypherpunks.
It's super weird to name a project after someone who's not dead, and in this case not even that old (Wikipedia says he's 47).
- SomeCallMeTim 5y agoIt's extra weird when you know Zooko. One of his kids shared a kindergarten class with my oldest and I used to hang out with him. Clicked on this to see if it was something he'd done.
- oh_sigh 5y agoAnd most importantly, seemingly not involved in the project at all.
- tromp 5y agoNo; but quite involved in running another blockchain...
- oh_sigh 5y agoRight...but the issue is that this project is trading on his extremely unique nickname and reputation. It's nice that is inspired by him, and maybe it is the case that he would agree with its purpose and direction (or maybe he wouldn't, I have no idea). But what happens if down the line it goes in a direction he doesn't agree with?
- kragen 5y agoIt's not weird (is there anything wrong with being weird?), but if it's done without his consent, it's bad.