[aliteralrobot]

> a forced Streisand

For those who didn’t catch the reference, this is referring to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect

[bovermyer]

Thanks for the link. I'd never heard of this being called a "Streisand effect" before.

[tome]

Ironically, that's evidence agaist its existence as an effect.

[bovermyer]

The phenomenon described is common - making a noticeable effort to hide something draws more attention to what you're trying to hide.

Attributing it to a specific individual seems a little weird to me. It'd be like calling lashing out in anger "the Depp effect."

[phyzome]

Phenomena get named. Good names are in short supply. Names of individuals are used as an easy cultural shorthand.

[bovermyer]

Yes, but that then adds a communication barrier. There are more universal ways to describe what happened.