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There was an airport-novel series about a future where people's surnames are the company they work for. It was called Jennifer Government. Some of the characte
by bitwize 2y ago
There was an airport-novel series about a future where people's surnames are the company they work for. It was called Jennifer Government.
Some of the characters in Death Stranding, namely the main one, have a given-name, profession, employer convention -- as in Sam Porter Bridges.
- monkeyfun 2y agoAhhh, reminding me of Nation-States too. What a curious little website / online community.
- krsdcbl 2y agoDeath strandings naming is not too far from very common naming conventions throughout history, it's a nicely subtle touch. Glenn Miller, Gregory Porter and Sam Smith just happen to have been more inclined to make music.
- nkrisc 2y agoAnd in the far future of that future surnames like Government or PepsiCo or Alcoa will be as common as Smith, Fletcher, and Miller.