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by ifdefdebug 2331 days ago
> Zuck is just stand-in variable name for any (...)

Very badly chosen variable name, because it singles out one special case instead of reflecting the broader concept, which could confuse other devs picking up from here.

It's like defining a variable that stands for "vegetable" and naming it "carrot".

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Maybe it would be more appropriate to say that Zuck is an instance of the CEO/Tech Billionaire/Governing Body/Corporation/PotentialAIMaster object.
It's bad in the same sense as "No true Scotsman" singles out the Scotsmen.

Selecting easy to remember overly specific representatives is just way human mind works.