Re:Mastodon Hit 10M Users
by whywhywhydude on Sunday March 19, 2023 @09:36PM
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I wish they changed the name to something better. Would probably increase adoption greatly if they can come up with a name that doesn’t sound like a porn site specializing in bondage.
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Re:Mastodon Hit 10M Users
by spicyusername on Sunday March 19, 2023 @09:41PM
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How does "Mastodon" evoke that for you!?
Mastodon looks like “master-dom” or “masto(urba…) dom” or similar. I also have experience with people giving a weird eye when I mention the name, it’s not pen island or anything but it’s close enough to have caused nonzero issues.
If people are giving you a weird eye over the name Mastodon, I would say it has much more to do with them than with the nane.
It’s all good if you need something more vanilla there is discord.
TIL a large prehistoric elephant is somehow closely associated with bondage porn. Will the wonders never cease.
A "large prehistoric elephant" isn't really a good name for a social platform either.
The fact that you see the name this way says more about you.
Re:Mastodon Hit 10M Users
by ihateyouall123 on Monday March 20, 2023 @04:30AM
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This comment leads to so many questions that your therapist would love
The name is fine. I always think of the heavy metal band.
Re:Mastodon Hit 10M Users
by olddustytrail on Monday March 20, 2023 @03:04PM
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It might have made more sense if you'd included furries in the specialization...