Re:Mastodon: A free, open-source, and decentralized Twitter ...
by rapnie on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @01:54AM
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> Even ignoring that, the word "tweet" viscerally feels light, nimble, quick, and sharp.
It did, until Twitter spoiled that. Hearing 'tweet' I somehow get associations with 'trump' (also slang for fart in British English, btw) and 'musk' (a strong odor).
Re:Mastodon: A free, open-source, and decentralized Twitter ...
by chefandy on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @08:01PM
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Sure— nothing that visible will stay untarnished forever. Not to everybody, anyway. Starting out pre-tarnished makes it a lot harder to get enough adoption for a brand to withstand that, especially for an image-focused product. Facebook only had the opportunity to become a sad hot mess because they affected preppy ivy league exclusivity instead of launching as "OpenPorpoisePost.org" or some other FOSSy name. We'd never have heard of H&M had they been named "Tootin' Duds".
Even ignoring that, the word "tweet" viscerally feels light, nimble, quick, and sharp. Toot feels heavier, duller, and more imposing. To end users, the interface is the software and no amount of technical or logistical impressiveness will overcome something being viscerally off-putting. It needs to become attractive in spite of that.