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I agree, it’s also irresponsible to name something that reminds many people of alcohol. I think they were trying to invoke the idea of the moonlight as reflecti
by jaco6 2y ago
I agree, it’s also irresponsible to name something that reminds many people of alcohol. I think they were trying to invoke the idea of the moonlight as reflecting the sun’s light, just as their software reflects the speech of the user.
I think “Artemis” or “Luna” would work better.
- emptiestplace 2y agoHow is it irresponsible?
- polotics 2y agoI guess jaco6 thinks recovering addicts shouldn't be reminded of their addiction. I also guess that is casting a quite wide net on speech.
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- sirolimus 2y agoI’m also awaiting an answer for such a preposterous claim. Let’s rename Svelte because it reminds me of Swedish pancakes and I have diabetes.
- dijksterhuis 2y agonow i really want pancakes.
- emptiestplace 2y agoMe too. People should really be more careful.
- Veen 2y agoLuna stigmatizes people with mental illnesses (lunatic) and Artemis was the goddess of virginty—valorizing feminine virginity is misogynistic. You can play this game with every possible name.
- vincnetas 2y agogreat example (tutorial) how to get offended by anything.
- oezi 2y agoOffensiveness is certainly a sliding scale and infused by the culture of the recipients. I agree with OP that some thought should be given to a name to not inflict hurt unnecessarily but also wouldn't have caught moonshine as a term celebrating alcoholism (which is still one of the most damaging drugs available, c.f. David Nutt's Drugs without the hot air).
- perching_aix 2y agoIsn't it clearly a reference to the idiom "talking moonshine", making it a self-deprecating joke?
- sirolimus 2y agoYou think it’s irresponsible to name something a drug?
- taikahessu 2y agoMeta
- croes 2y agoIf somebody thinks of alcohol only if they read moonshine it’s their problem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonshine_(disambiguation) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonshine_(disambiguation)
- lemonberry 2y agoAs an alcoholic - sober 6 years on January 1, 2025 - I can comfortably say that my addiction is my problem. I do not expect the world to comport to my issues. If an alcoholic is triggered by this name they need more tools in their toolkit. The best thing anyone in recovery* can do is build up a toolkit and support system to stay sober. If one expects the world to isolate them from temptation they will never get sober. * recovery: I loathe this term, but use it because it's familiar. My dislike for it is another conversation and unnecessary here.