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I too name my applications after unrelentingly grim post-apocalyptic British films¹ that harrowingly depict the catastrophic failure of institutions and the dir

I too name my applications after unrelentingly grim post-apocalyptic British films¹ that harrowingly depict the catastrophic failure of institutions and the dire social and cultural outcomes that accompany the collapse of civilization. This does seem perfectly on-brand for Facebook. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threads_(1984_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threads_(1984_film)

loeber 3y ago
After? You're seriously going to claim that Threads -- an app entirely for threaded conversations -- is named not after the ubiquitous term of art from Twitter, but it's named after a 39-year-old animated horror film that most people have never even heard of, let alone seen? That's your contention?
- inopinatus 3y ago
  Of course not - it is live action drama, not animation