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trestenhortz ◴[] No.25606009[source]
Incredibly insensitive product naming.

I’m guessing the software authors don’t have children and don’t have multiple friends and family who’s lives have been destroyed by meth.

Instead it’s just a bro having cool fun with words “hey keeps your computer awake! Get it? Ha! So clever!”

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TheRealSteel ◴[] No.25606137[source]
You're the one who brought up meth.

Amphetamine isn't meth.

Looks like it's you that has the meth obsession. Shouldn't you be ashamed with yourself for having used the word? What about all the people whose children's lives have been destroyed by meth? Shouldn't you delete your comment?

Also can you please link me to a study that shows a causal link between names of apps, and an increase in usage in that drug the app is named after?

And then one that shows an increase in usage in a different drug (because again, amphetamine is not meth)?

I'd really, really like to read that study.

Presumably you want to ban WINE too, because of all the people who know someone who was an alcoholic? Have you written to the WINE maintainers telling them how evil they are?

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zepto ◴[] No.25606206[source]
Meth is amphetamine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methamphetamine

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TheRealSteel ◴[] No.25606234[source]
No, meth is an amphetamine. Meth is not amphetamine, amphetamine is a different molecule.
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zepto ◴[] No.25606258[source]
Amphetamine is a general term as well as a proper noun. Both are valid and widely accepted meanings.

Meth is amphetamine.

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1. kortex ◴[] No.25607034[source]
Not really, it's pretty confusing and when I worked at a medicinal chemist working on substituted phenethylamines, no one referred to molecules aside from amphetamine proper as "amphetamine".