Can someone point me to an account of why Culture ships have to choose their own, irreverent names? I recall there being a deeper reason?
.@ryansweb I know that much. But wasn't there more about grave consequences following if ships weren't allowed to choose their own names?
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the tradition had its roots in an early 21st C incident involving one Boaty McBoatface, after which, ship's own prerogative
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that's what I'm writing about :D
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I haven't read anything suggesting it. It seems like it was just a running gag joke amongst the ships cus everyone took naming serious.
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I think there were cases where a mind changed it's name, and this was important. A life stage change, etc.
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