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Is it shallow, or petty, to decide based on name alone? Yeah, pretty much, but there's probably something, a product or service or site, that the name has made you gloss right over it or jump to it ASAP.

What are some examples that spring to mind for you?

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

…Are you aware that “über” is a normal German word meaning “over”?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, ubermensch is a loanword in English, favored by cringy edgelords like the founder of Uber.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Do you have a source for your claim that Uber is named after “übermensch”? I couldn't find it anywhere. Some webpages say that it's just named after the prefix „über-“.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Hmm I always thought über meant "very." Oops.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you know most non German speaking people have heard the word übermench ;-) ?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yes. Doesn't mean that anyone who uses the word „über“ is a Nazi.