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I think it’s pretty clear now. The answer is that some people like the person you replied to think it doesn’t matter. The truth is it actually matters a lot.

evilos 4y ago
They appear to enjoy being angry.
rglullis 4y ago
What does it matter for, exactly? It matters if you equate success with total domination, or think that something is only worth doing if it can create a huge gathering of people blindly supporting it. What if we simply don't care about that? Here we have a system that works well, that can do all the things that I need and that respects my freedoms. I've mentioned it to other people already, all of them simply said "ok, cool" and went on with their lives. Do you think that the name was the reason that it stopped them from changing it, or do you think that the main thing was "wait, but I want to continue using Google/Apple"? Do you think that their indifference made the product any less useful to me and the other thousands of people who use it? Do you think that my identity is tied to the OS of my phone? Honestly, can you make a solid effort of explaining what matters so much about marketing, and why?
- commoner 4y ago
  From /e/'s website: > Our mission: make technology that respects user privacy accessible to everyone. https://e.foundation/about-e/ https://e.foundation/about-e/ I don't think it's unreasonable to suggest that /e/ should rebrand itself, if the new name makes /e/ more accessible to potential users who are searching for it. Good marketing doesn't necessarily mean "total domination", but it can help /e/ fulfill its mission by extending its reach.
  - rglullis 4y ago
    Being accessible has nothing to do with being popular. > I don't think it's unreasonable to suggest that /e/ should rebrand itself Unreasonable, it is not. It is just vapid bike shedding. It is the kind of discussion topic that I would expect from corporate MBA types and useless hacks who never built anything in their lives, not something worthy of so many comments here.
    - commoner 4y ago
      > Being accessible has nothing to do with being popular. I didn't say that. Something that is accessible is "easy to find or reach": https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/learner-english/accessible https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/learner-engli... /e/ wants to make its technology easy for others to find and use, and a rebrand can help them do that.

evilos 4y ago

They appear to enjoy being angry.

rglullis 4y ago

What does it matter for, exactly? It matters if you equate success with total domination, or think that something is only worth doing if it can create a huge gathering of people blindly supporting it. What if we simply don't care about that? Here we have a system that works well, that can do all the things that I need and that respects my freedoms. I've mentioned it to other people already, all of them simply said "ok, cool" and went on with their lives. Do you think that the name was the reason that it stopped them from changing it, or do you think that the main thing was "wait, but I want to continue using Google/Apple"? Do you think that their indifference made the product any less useful to me and the other thousands of people who use it? Do you think that my identity is tied to the OS of my phone? Honestly, can you make a solid effort of explaining what matters so much about marketing, and why?

commoner 4y ago
From /e/'s website: > Our mission: make technology that respects user privacy accessible to everyone. https://e.foundation/about-e/ https://e.foundation/about-e/ I don't think it's unreasonable to suggest that /e/ should rebrand itself, if the new name makes /e/ more accessible to potential users who are searching for it. Good marketing doesn't necessarily mean "total domination", but it can help /e/ fulfill its mission by extending its reach.
- rglullis 4y ago
  Being accessible has nothing to do with being popular. > I don't think it's unreasonable to suggest that /e/ should rebrand itself Unreasonable, it is not. It is just vapid bike shedding. It is the kind of discussion topic that I would expect from corporate MBA types and useless hacks who never built anything in their lives, not something worthy of so many comments here.
  - commoner 4y ago
    > Being accessible has nothing to do with being popular. I didn't say that. Something that is accessible is "easy to find or reach": https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/learner-english/accessible https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/learner-engli... /e/ wants to make its technology easy for others to find and use, and a rebrand can help them do that.