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This was downvoted, and tbf it is a rather niche complaint. But fwiw its something I've been thinking about a bit recently. Naming something, parodying somethi
by spencerflem 2y ago
This was downvoted, and tbf it is a rather niche complaint.
But fwiw its something I've been thinking about a bit recently. Naming something, parodying something, etc. all siphon off the legitimacy and good will of the thing they're referencing.
Kinda like how Bill Waterson never made Calvin and Hobbes spinoffs, so anyone who experiences C&H does so through the comics first and not ads or shirts or movies. Having those would devalue the comic.
Anyways no real conclusion, other than to be mindful of what you crib & to be offended when big marketing firms try to degrade the Mona Lisa into a Coke marketing vessel.
- muzani 2y agoIs it really a niche complaint? I'm getting confused with the minimum effort generic names too. Orca. Fork. Cursor. Apple. Wheat. There's probably thousands of AI projects named Jarvis out there too. At work, we use Localize and Lokalise, two different products that get confused a lot. I liked it when we were at minimum variation. Call it Mega Dolphin or something.
- spencerflem 2y agoI was being a little generous, since it seemed like the consensus was that OP was in the wrong.