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pocksuppet 2 hours ago

Because it works. This is at the top of Hacker News, and Nearby Glasses isn't.

burkaman 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It was equally popular here, it was just a while ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47140042

netdevphoenix 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Yes, but part of the reason ZuckOff is trending now is because it is also popular outside tech circles.

dylan604 2 hours ago | parent [-]

The name is also much more engaging. As we all know, naming things is hard. While NearbyGlasses is simple and descriptive, it's not emotionally charged like ZuckOff.

pixl97 an hour ago | parent [-]

The technical type tends to miss the power of the following algorithm.

marketing > technical ability

It's been this way ever since I've worked in the industry and will probably never change because of human behavior.

rob 23 minutes ago | parent [-]

    No idea's original, there's nothing new under the sun
    It's never what you do, but how it's done
- Nas
wyclif an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

But it's not at the top because of the AI ad copy.

rplnt 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> This is at the top of Hacker News

Twice.