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		adam_arthur on Nov 6, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Twitter users jump to Mastodon, but what is it? Probably because it's a unique enough name to not introduce ambiguity. Nobody can just say Steve or Bill without confusing people

PebblesRox on Nov 6, 2022 [–]

Plus Musk is kind of a weird word.

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