7. I think products, or really anything commercial, should all be uniquely googleable. I’m not sure whether it’s good or bad in the median case for people to be though. Since my first name is misspelled, I’m easy to google and that’s been fine for me.
-
Show this thread
-
8. I am suspicious of pseudonyms, and I have never used one. I assume before too long everyone would find out it was me. And if for some reason they didn’t, eventually writing analysis would reveal my identity anyway.
1 reply 0 retweets 8 likesShow this thread -
9. I feel very strongly about being called “mom” or “mommy” but NOT “mama”. Hard for me to explain. Sometimes my kids have experimented with calling me “Divia”, which I don’t love but feels like their prerogative (in a way that “mama” doesn’t). It hasn’t stuck.
1 reply 0 retweets 6 likesShow this thread -
10. There is tension between avoiding jargon bc it’s annoying and overcomplicated, and using it so people see something with fresh eyes and don’t assume they already know it.
1 reply 0 retweets 8 likesShow this thread -
11. Everyone knows that words can be weapons in political conflict. This gives an advantage to those who can take their word choices as object and not be reactive about it. Trying to think of an example that isn’t too loaded...
1 reply 0 retweets 4 likesShow this thread -
12. I cannot bring myself to call my older Indian relatives “auntie” and “uncle” because doing it feels like play acting. I am somewhat ashamed of this, though less than I used to be. Usually I avoid addressing them at all... anyone else have this issue?
4 replies 0 retweets 14 likesShow this thread -
13. Similarly, the only way to address my friend’s parents as a kid was Mr. or Mrs. “last name of friend”. This was frequently the wrong answer, so again I avoided calling them anything at all :-/. Why such a big hang up here? I’m still not sure. Can I blame culture?
3 replies 0 retweets 10 likesShow this thread -
14. Because of my own childhood hang ups, I find it refreshing and charmingly authentic when a kid occasionally calls me “Lydia’s mom”. Because yes, that’s actually what I am to the kid. I like being reminded.
1 reply 0 retweets 11 likesShow this thread -
15. On my mom’s side, which is white, we have big family reunions. And I embrace the practice of telling my kids their first, second, and third cousins, once, twice, or three times removed are all cousins. Feels very old-school British :-).
1 reply 0 retweets 6 likesShow this thread -
16. Why do things I love have terrible names? I propose Nonviolent Communication and Internal Family Systems therapy as examples. Probably rationality too. Maybe even unschooling. Doesn’t seem like a total coincedence.
3 replies 0 retweets 7 likesShow this thread
Seems like NVC/IFS/etc come from a community where people are expected to be rigorous and specific, so the names they come up with have to rigorously and specifically state what they do. This is not a good way to make memorable names.
-
-
Replying to @imhinesmi @diviacaroline
Rationality, specifically, comes from conceptions of what it means to be effective. The earliest examples were bad, but the name stuck with the bad ideas. When modern rationality researchers came up with better ideas, the technical use evolved but the popular use didn't.
0 replies 0 retweets 1 likeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.