What are your opinions on name changes in general? (lemmy.ml)

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I personally like to minimize name changes as much as possible because usually, the current name Just Works and I don't really think it's worth it to break muscle memory or replace signage and stuff.

Marginally related; what is it with American stadiums being named after big companies? And when the naming rights expire, people just have to get used to the new name??

edit: I'm primarily focusing on organizations and places and anything that isn't a single individual person changing names, to be clear

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[-] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 days ago

Companies tend to change names to try and get away from their history. Like how Philip Morris became Altria.

Don't let them. There's no such thing as deadnaming a company because it was never alive in the first place. If their old name carries the baggage of how horrible they really are, keep using it and don't let them forget.

[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago

Comcast (xfinity)

We all long for the day you go out of business Comcast...

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