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The problem is that the entire TLD taxonomy is a hack. They have one level, at most two, to squash a complex hierarchy of abstractions into, and there's going
by SkyMarshal 14y ago
The problem is that the entire TLD taxonomy is a hack. They have one level, at most two, to squash a complex hierarchy of abstractions into, and there's going to inevitably be a lot of leakage.
But I'm not sure it hugely matters. It's like naming your company a made up word - Pepsi, Google, Nike, Jeep - people remember it anyway if it gains some significance to them.
I expect eventually the same thing will happen with internet domains to some extent, whether it's goodyear.com or mydistributedsocialnetwork.bit, as new generations get used .com as just another TLD, rather than the TLD.
- justincormack 14y agoGoogle is not a made up word. Nor is Nike.
- andrewflnr 14y agoActually, "Google" is a misspelling of "googol", which, if I was told aright, was in fact made up by a child.
- SkyMarshal 14y agoAh, a greek goddess, didn't realize that. You get the general point though, I'm sure.