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...and this is why 99% of niche developer attempts don't flourish into the next big social network. Might as well call it "Codswallop", which is also a valid hi
by Solvency 3y ago
...and this is why 99% of niche developer attempts don't flourish into the next big social network. Might as well call it "Codswallop", which is also a valid historical slang that is equally completely ridiculous for mass appeal.
- megous 3y agoYeah, yahoo and google is very meaningful on the other hand.
- dewey 3y agoThey are short, memorable and don’t have “butt” in the name.
- kstrauser 3y agoI currently have halibut baking in the oven with garlic butter, and butternut squash soup. I love a good dumb butt joke, but not everything with the substring butt in it is automatically funny or reminiscent of butts.
- corobo 3y agoCorrect, it has to be at the end to be funny. Halibut is already a terrible name for a social network but if it wasn't it may indeed be a little bit bumular (although in my accent at least you don't really end in a butt, it's more a "bit", maybe you could get away with it)
- dewey 3y agoBut you are also not trying to convince people to try yet another social media concept named “butternut”.
- ErikBjare 3y agoIt was never meant to. It was founded by a guy who lived on his boat and wanted something for his friends. It became a hotbed for experimenting with P2P social networks, for a time.
- beAbU 3y agoYou honestly saying you've never heard of the term scuttlebutt? Like "what's the latest gossip/scuttlebutt". I've never associated this term with being nerdy or niche.
- rakoo 3y ago...and this is why 99% of developers will defend for-profit companies stealing data, enabling mass genocides and foregoing all privacy: because everything must become the next big XXX.