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Comment by stavros

1 day ago

Thanks. I wish people could just say the company name instead of using random aliases, but I guess it's some sort of cultural thing.

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neogodless  10 hours ago

I think using "poorly known" initialisms is almost always a "I'm in the in group" signaling.

Or just making assumptions about what "everyone" knows. Either way it tends to be a net negative for a large percentage of the audience.

Whether the individuals writing care about the ignorant among the audience determines if they put any effort into being educational or just signaling.