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"Notorious" isn't always negative—the connotations of the word depend on context (and probably regional use?) in sometimes confusing ways.
by tikhonj 4y ago
"Notorious" isn't always negative—the connotations of the word depend on context (and probably regional use?) in sometimes confusing ways.
- galdosdi 4y agoIndeed! It's a really interesting usage. Maybe it developed in a similar way as "badass" to convey a sense of (positive, approved) vaguely dangerous wildness and coolness. It kind of makes sense here -- Hetzner's competitors probably hate this "notorious" behavior of being so good at ruthlessly[1] slashing prices [1] See, another example of this sort of thing. Cool!
- endorphine 4y agoInteresting, didn't know that. Thanks for elaborating!
- galdosdi 4y agoYou still don't! I was speculating :)