Is it shallow, or petty, to decide based on name alone? Yeah, pretty much, but there’s probably something, a product or service or site, that the name has made you gloss right over it or jump to it ASAP.

What are some examples that spring to mind for you?

  • xigoi
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    138 months ago

    …Are you aware that “über” is a normal German word meaning “over”?

    • @[email protected]
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      38 months ago

      Yes, ubermensch is a loanword in English, favored by cringy edgelords like the founder of Uber.

      • xigoi
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        8 months ago

        Do you have a source for your claim that Uber is named after “übermensch”? I couldn’t find it anywhere. Some webpages say that it’s just named after the prefix „über-“.

      • xigoi
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        38 months ago

        Yes. Doesn’t mean that anyone who uses the word „über“ is a Nazi.