We live in a cyberpunk dystopia but the corporate overlords don't even have cool names. (hexbear.net)

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We don't have companies called Militech or anything, we have companies named shit like Poob. Palantir is the only suitably evil sounding company

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[-] axont@hexbear.net 26 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Cyberpunk companies are named like the Bloodweb Syndicate and their company propaganda is dudes in LED face helmets holding big science guns. It rules. Like I could see myself on a hover cycle raiding their HQ with all my half-robot underclass buds.

Real life evil companies make propaganda in flat pastel colors and make social media posts like "Erm, did someone say coffee?" We live in daycare center aesthetics.

[-] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 10 points 1 day ago

Daycare centre aesthetics really fucking nails it. I also really hate how people have internalized and regurgitate patronizing HR speak as if real people should ever say 'touch base'.

[-] SSJ3Marx@hexbear.net 5 points 20 hours ago

Same thing with how normalized a bunch of therapy speak has become, but of course that has the additional wrinkle of everyone misusing it because they're not licensed therapists.