Post AVwlCyxQxKQfDPvNPk by mansr@society.oftrolls.com
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 (DIR) Post #AVwaFlexkr2DLUPVeS by AgreeableLandscape@mastodon.social
       2023-05-23T05:28:50Z
       
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       Hot take: You shouldn't be allowed to #trademark individual dictionary words. Period. Yes that includes single-word brand names like Mastodon, Tweet, Twitch, Discord, Apple, Tesla, Shell, etc. The notion that you can own a word, one of the most basic elements of language, especially a word that's been in use for anywhere from hundreds to thousands of years BEFORE you or your business even existed, is one of the many ridiculous constructs that #capitalism made up and makes us think is normal.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVwlCyxQxKQfDPvNPk by mansr@society.oftrolls.com
       2023-05-23T12:40:06Z
       
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       @AgreeableLandscape The worst has to be Ohio State University obtaining a trademark for the word "the."