3 ms·
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism
by ginko 5mo ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism
- mrec 5mo agoA noble principle, albeit not without its lamentable failures. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspy_Engineer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspy_Engineer
- micromacrofoot 5mo agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Armey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Armey
- memco 5mo agoAlso: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptronym https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptronym
- tzs 5mo agoSometimes it works out opposite. Freakonomics talked about a man in NYC who named one of his sons "Winner" and then another son a few years later "Loser". Winner ended up as a homeless petty criminal. Loser ended up a NYPD detective.