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Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store

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946 points giuliomagnifico | 9 comments | 01 Jan 21 19:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.445s | source | bottom
1. paozac ◴[01 Jan 21 19:29 UTC] No.25605970[source]▶
That's very silly. The times are ready for a new job title: software product namer, to make sure a name won't offend anyone or violate trademarks and store guidelines.
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2. happytoexplain ◴[01 Jan 21 19:40 UTC] No.25606097[source]▶
Avoiding offense while choosing product names is already a well developed and ubiquitous task, and has been for a very long time. It's a reasonable thing to want to do. But I understand the point you're trying to make.
3. mhh__ ◴[01 Jan 21 19:42 UTC] No.25606124[source]▶
Honestly the real enemy (if people are genuinely offended I tend to side with them) is people being offended on behalf of other people.
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4. rxhernandez ◴[01 Jan 21 19:47 UTC] No.25606181[source]▶
This kind of crap has been around long before people started caring about how marginalized people feel. Look no further than obscenity laws which have been in place a lot longer than this wave of empathy.
5. happytoexplain ◴[01 Jan 21 19:52 UTC] No.25606244[source]▶
In most cases where a group-defining parameter is simple, it's best to avoid classifying them as "the enemy".
6. reaperducer ◴[01 Jan 21 20:00 UTC] No.25606331[source]▶
The times are ready for a new job title: software product namer, to make sure a name won't offend anyone or violate trademarks and store guidelines

This profession already exists, and has for at least a century. Where do you think the name "Exxon" came from?

7. DoofusOfDeath ◴[01 Jan 21 20:05 UTC] No.25606395[source]▶
It may be a little nastier than that.

In some cases, they're selective about which groups will and will not be sheltered from offense. And they may refuse to admit that, let alone engage in a public, civil debate about their choices.

8. pydry ◴[01 Jan 21 20:26 UTC] No.25606651[source]▶
You're assuming that this is actually the reason. It smells to me like the real reason they kicked it off the platform has fuck all to do with the name, but feigning "wokeness" serves as a decent cover for a variety of evils.
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9. Swenrekcah ◴[01 Jan 21 20:47 UTC] No.25606894{3}[source]▶
Not advocating drug use has exactly nothing to do with wokeness.