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Re:Launch HN: Atmana (YC S21) – An app to help cut down on c... by zero_billion on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @10:33PM (#27979753)
Atmana is a combination of 2 sanskrit words. there's nothing hindu about the name at all.
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Re:Launch HN: Atmana (YC S21) – An app to help cut down on c... by JetAlone on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @05:22AM (#27981834)
What two words are they?

"Atmana" invokes imagery of "Atman"and "Mana" particularly for native english speakers; both words are highly connected to spiritual and/or philosophical concepts that most devout members of Abrahamic faiths are not going to be comfortable with.

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