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We don't have to let them steal a word from the English language, that belongs to all of us. We don't have to let them cause confusion. Just don't call it the n
by javert 4y ago
We don't have to let them steal a word from the English language, that belongs to all of us. We don't have to let them cause confusion. Just don't call it the name they want you to call it.
- DarylZero 4y agoYeah we need to use a good mocking nickname for that company.
- abduhl 4y agoYeah, something that really emphasizes how much of a boomer tech company they are. Something like that website all the boomers use: Facebook.
- javajosh 4y agoMeta is to Facebook what Alphabet is to Google. I don't think we have to worry.
- loxias 4y agoAgree. Though, in my outsider perception Alphabet == Google + a bunch of failed stuff + self driving cars. Whereas Meta == Facebook + an absurd $$$$$ attempt to convince the public wearing headsets is revolutionary + forget about that whole destroying society thing. At least the self driving cars might have positive net impact. ;-)
- KineticLensman 4y ago> Alphabet == Google + a bunch of failed stuff + self driving cars. And YouTube
- glowingly 4y agoafaik, Youtube, Android, and many other bits are still technically under Google organizationally. It's mostly the outside investments that ended up under Alphabet (hence the structure).
- FeepingCreature 4y ago+ DeepMind?
- loxias 4y agoYeah, and you could additionally emphasize the undeserved pretension and self centered-ness of the company: The Facebook.
- djbusby 4y agoFaceboomer?
- DarylZero 4y agoI've heard BoomerBook
- eyelidlessness 4y agoI see what you did there
- shhsshs 4y ago“The company formerly known as Facebook”
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- Karellen 4y agoBut "facebook" was already a word from the (American) English language also.
- javert 4y agoWhether it's OK for a company to co-opt an English word for its name depends on how much confusion and inelegance it causes. I didn't have a problem with their original name. That said, "facebook" was not in my vocabulary as a native American English speaker, and I'd wager that was true for over 99% of Americans. My impression is that it's something that only existed at Ivy League schools. Perhaps regular colleges also had them? Maybe someone could fill me in on that.