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Why celebrate and embrace animal cruelty by using this name? It's very off putting

by crucio 7y ago

brobits 7y ago
OP isn't celebrating or embracing animal cruelty. eating animals to survive is not cruel, it is nature and how our bodies have evolved. second, this name was likely influence from a programmer meme that's probably older than you: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadbeef https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadbeef please quit being so sensitive for no reason.
- ixtli 7y ago
  A deep ethical concern for the treatment of animals is far older than computing: http://www.jewfaq.org/animals.htm http://www.jewfaq.org/animals.htm . The cow is sacred to hindus, of which there are 1.08 billion. stop assuming the problem is with people who care deeply about something and not people who tell them to shut up in public.
- crucio 7y ago
  You are almost certainly not eating animals to survive, you are doing it because you think it's normal and are either not aware that there is another way, or have chosen to ignore it. It is absolutely unnecessary for most people in first world countries to consume meat, there are easy to access alternatives that are better for the environment, animals, and quite possibly your health. If you look at the screenshots it is clearly referencing dead animal flesh with the IDE icons.
  - dang 7y ago
    "Eschew flamebait. Don't introduce flamewar topics unless you have something genuinely new to say. Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
    - crucio 7y ago
      It is valid criticism of the name, even if you and others don't personally agree, please remember that. We all know that the naming of a product can have an effect.
  - Nuzzerino 7y ago
    If you find any proven cases where a vegan was inspired to start eating meat because of this name, I look forward to seeing your investigatory blog post. All kidding aside, even if you are against the idea of being a carnivore, the name of a programming language does not promote such a thing.

Why celebrate and embrace animal cruelty by using this name? It's very off putting

by crucio 7y ago

Why celebrate and embrace animal cruelty by using this name? It's very off putting

OP isn't celebrating or embracing animal cruelty. eating animals to survive is not cruel, it is nature and how our bodies have evolved. second, this name was likely influence from a programmer meme that's probably older than you: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadbeef https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadbeef please quit being so sensitive for no reason.

ixtli 7y ago
A deep ethical concern for the treatment of animals is far older than computing: http://www.jewfaq.org/animals.htm http://www.jewfaq.org/animals.htm . The cow is sacred to hindus, of which there are 1.08 billion. stop assuming the problem is with people who care deeply about something and not people who tell them to shut up in public.
crucio 7y ago
You are almost certainly not eating animals to survive, you are doing it because you think it's normal and are either not aware that there is another way, or have chosen to ignore it. It is absolutely unnecessary for most people in first world countries to consume meat, there are easy to access alternatives that are better for the environment, animals, and quite possibly your health. If you look at the screenshots it is clearly referencing dead animal flesh with the IDE icons.
- dang 7y ago
  "Eschew flamebait. Don't introduce flamewar topics unless you have something genuinely new to say. Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - crucio 7y ago
    It is valid criticism of the name, even if you and others don't personally agree, please remember that. We all know that the naming of a product can have an effect.
- Nuzzerino 7y ago
  If you find any proven cases where a vegan was inspired to start eating meat because of this name, I look forward to seeing your investigatory blog post. All kidding aside, even if you are against the idea of being a carnivore, the name of a programming language does not promote such a thing.