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0 pointsellyagg13y ago0 comments

It may be apt, but it's a stupid name from a marketing perspective because of the associations it brings to mind. I noticed how eager he was to correct the record about the term "soylent", demonstrating a common blind spot among technical people. He should be focused on persuasion but is wasting attentional resources on pedantry and ego stroking.

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jplur13y ago

Ah, but he's not selling it, or even publishing a list of the nutrients on his blog.

gnaritas13y ago

> It may be apt, but it's a stupid name from a marketing perspective

And? Should everything we do be filtered though the lens of marketing?

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