@yogthos@lemmygrad.ml wth is this...

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/who-are-armed-fighters-russias-belgorod-region-2023-05-23/

  • Utter_Karate [he/him, comrade/them]
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    10 months ago

    I don't think the association to monarchy has much to do with it. The names of the pieces come from a time of monarchs but I doubt that anyone on any side of the political spectrum is reading much into it these days. The association to high IQ and being "high class" or "civilized" will probably draw nazis like flies to shit though.

    • albigu@lemmygrad.ml
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      10 months ago

      That also neatly explains programmers, and in particular programmer forums like Hacker News or pre-2015 reddit.