▲ 1404 ▼ Big Tech companies are finally getting the names we thought dystopian megacorps would have (sopuli.xyz) submitted 3 years ago by salarua@sopuli.xyz to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 227 comments fedilink hide all child comments Meta Platforms. X Corp. tell me those aren't straight from a strangely prescient cyberpunk classic
[–] 1984@lemmy.today 32 points 3 years ago (3 children) You didn't mention Facebook? That's super dystopian to me. What's a face book if not a large collection of identities being monitored? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Benj1B@sh.itjust.works 26 points 3 years ago (2 children) It sounds like a cursed item in D&D or something. The Book of Faces Wondrous Item, very rare This enchanted tome magically records the likeness each humanoid slain in its vicinity, preserving a snapshot of their life and memories. The book can be read to glean superficial information about it's subjects. As an action, you can tear a page from the book to summon a ghostly spirit of its subject, which will be magically compelled to answer questions. The spirit knows nothing the owner did not know in life. The Demon Lord Elgor Ithym is said to have a keen interest in this book... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] shadowSprite@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago Now do it for MySpace and Twitter! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago 👌🏼Pure delight permalink fedilink source parent [–] fubo@lemmy.world 14 points 3 years ago What’s a face book if not a large collection of identities being monitored? Well, historically (and I mean in the 1990s) it was a collection of names and photographs of all the new students at your college, to help in meeting people and/or to see who's hot. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Da_Boom@iusearchlinux.fyi 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Meta is Facebook permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 1984@lemmy.today 0 points 3 years ago Yes ofc, I just think the name Facebook is more dystopian than Meta. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Benj1B@sh.itjust.works 26 points 3 years ago (2 children) It sounds like a cursed item in D&D or something. The Book of Faces Wondrous Item, very rare This enchanted tome magically records the likeness each humanoid slain in its vicinity, preserving a snapshot of their life and memories. The book can be read to glean superficial information about it's subjects. As an action, you can tear a page from the book to summon a ghostly spirit of its subject, which will be magically compelled to answer questions. The spirit knows nothing the owner did not know in life. The Demon Lord Elgor Ithym is said to have a keen interest in this book... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] shadowSprite@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago Now do it for MySpace and Twitter! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago 👌🏼Pure delight permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shadowSprite@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago Now do it for MySpace and Twitter! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fubo@lemmy.world 14 points 3 years ago What’s a face book if not a large collection of identities being monitored? Well, historically (and I mean in the 1990s) it was a collection of names and photographs of all the new students at your college, to help in meeting people and/or to see who's hot. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Da_Boom@iusearchlinux.fyi 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Meta is Facebook permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 1984@lemmy.today 0 points 3 years ago Yes ofc, I just think the name Facebook is more dystopian than Meta. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 1984@lemmy.today 0 points 3 years ago Yes ofc, I just think the name Facebook is more dystopian than Meta. permalink fedilink source parent