Don't name your kid Siri

[codegeek]

http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/01/opinion/obeidallah-baby-name/index.html?hpt=hp_bn7

[Espressosaurus]

I feel sorry for the Norwegians named Siri before the iphone was even created.

[pferde]

The whole trend of giving kids names after popular products reminds me strongly of Idiocracy. Is this how it begins?

[joonix → pferde]

I'm calling it hyperindividualism and it's a distinctly American phenomenon. Everyone is reaching for fame and celebrity status but it's no longer attached to the prerequisite of accomplishment and distinction in one's work. Rather than hope to master a craft, people now hope to jump straight to the "being famous" part.

[J_Darnley]

Because it would be a trademark violation?

[pferde → J_Darnley]

Hardly, unless Apple is in business of making babies.