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When facebook became Meta it sounded really stupid to me and I had a hard time referring to them as such. Now I actually think it's a better name. I don't know
by version_five 3y ago
When facebook became Meta it sounded really stupid to me and I had a hard time referring to them as such. Now I actually think it's a better name. I don't know if that will happen with twitter but I expect well get used to it. After a brief peak in attention it's relevance is quickly waning anyway, so more likely we just won't care.
- hotnfresh 3y agoThe difference is that Facebook is still Facebook, like how google’s Alphabet thing didn’t re-brand google, really. Incidentally, my social circle (mostly non-tech) still just calls Meta and Facebook both by Facebook, most of the time.
- andrewflnr 3y agoAt least they didn't try to change the name of the actual product. X is trying to erase Twitter from existence.
- JohnFen 3y agoI still can't bring myself to call Facebook "Meta", and I can't bring myself to call Google "Alphabet". It feels too much like helping them to bury their bad reputations. I can't refer to Twitter as X, either -- in part for the same reason, but in part because "X" is nondescript and already has meaning, so every time I use it, I'd have to follow it up with an explanation of what "X" I mean. Which means I'd have to say "Twitter" anyway. Which means I may as well just say "Twitter" to begin with.