Ask HN: Meta Question Does FAANG Become Maang or Manga?

#1

Post by kbendyk » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 9:50 PM UTC

Any other ideas on the new name?

Re: Ask HN: Meta Question Does FAANG Become Maang or Manga?

#2

Post by myowz » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 9:52 PM UTC

G already became alphabet, no one cared right?

Re: Ask HN: Meta Question Does FAANG Become Maang or Manga?

#3

Post by rossdavidh » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 9:53 PM UTC

Or GNAAM, pronounced like 'nam, the way some Americans refer to the Vietnam war.

If G -> A (for Alphabet), then it's NAAAM

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#4

Post by rsj_hn » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 9:54 PM UTC

Naw, I doubt "meta" will take off in the public consciousness. "Facebook" is already too well known.

Re: Ask HN: Meta Question Does FAANG Become Maang or Manga?

#5

Post by bin_bash » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 9:58 PM UTC

GAMMA—kick out Netflix and put in Microsoft

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#6

Post by kbendyk » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 10:00 PM UTC

rsj_hn wrote: post #4

Naw, I doubt "meta" will take off in the public consciousness. "Facebook" is already too well known.

You’re absolutely right, as myowz pointed out, it was ignored with G/Alphabet, but it would funnily confusing to say “He works for a MANGA (or MAAAN) company” to someone…

Re: Ask HN: Meta Question Does FAANG Become Maang or Manga?

#7

Post by short12 » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 10:02 PM UTC

Or just ignore the name change like people did with the Sears tower or miller park

Re: Ask HN: Meta Question Does FAANG Become Maang or Manga?

#8

Post by sandyarmstrong » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 10:04 PM UTC

My favorite take: https://twitter.com/jspaleta/status/1453798341347708930

"I work for the MAAAN"

Re: Ask HN: Meta Question Does FAANG Become Maang or Manga?

#9

Post by rektide » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 10:05 PM UTC

short12 wrote: post #7

Or just ignore the name change like people did with the Sears tower or miller park

Or DCA airport, maybe "National" if you insist.

Or perhaps more close to home here: Alphabet.

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#10

Post by nostrademons » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 10:05 PM UTC

bin_bash wrote: post #5

GAMMA—kick out Netflix and put in Microsoft

The M is already Microsoft. I'm partial to calling the Netflix-less tech industry "MAGA", because they're the ones actually making America great again.

Also Google is actually Alphabet, so it'd really be like MAMA or something.