If I had to pick someone out of American national myth to name this project after, it would be Benjamin Franklin, for a few different reasons —
Franklin was an essayist and publisher.
Franklin was an engineer / inventor / technologist; known for the lightning rod, bifocal eyeglasses, and a more efficient wood-burning stove.
Franklin was a friend to intellectual radicals of his time; such as Voltaire.
Franklin openly struggled with ideas of religion, morality, virtue, animal welfare and vegetarianism, in a manner oddly familiar to today’s rationalists.
This is the name of a 80k+ subscriber rightwing youtube channel. It’s claim to fame is “noticing” the ratio of different ethnic groups in owning mass-media, crime statistics, etc. Probably not a good thing to be associated with.
I like it aesthetically, but the connotations aren’t great. It’s similar to and derived from “junta,” which I know is supposed to be a neutral term, but in English implies a military junta or some sort of small-group takeover.
We could still play off this history, though. “Franklin Assembly” means the same thing, and is five syllables?
If I had to pick someone out of American national myth to name this project after, it would be Benjamin Franklin, for a few different reasons —
Franklin was an essayist and publisher.
Franklin was an engineer / inventor / technologist; known for the lightning rod, bifocal eyeglasses, and a more efficient wood-burning stove.
Franklin was a friend to intellectual radicals of his time; such as Voltaire.
Franklin openly struggled with ideas of religion, morality, virtue, animal welfare and vegetarianism, in a manner oddly familiar to today’s rationalists.
Alas, the name “Franklin Hall” is already taken. (Oh, and it’s the name of a supervillain, too.)
What about the Junto?
Sounds like a great inspiration, but the name sounds like “junta” which means dictatorship.
Leather Apron Club would be a great name for something, just not for this project
This is the name of a 80k+ subscriber rightwing youtube channel. It’s claim to fame is “noticing” the ratio of different ethnic groups in owning mass-media, crime statistics, etc. Probably not a good thing to be associated with.
I like it aesthetically, but the connotations aren’t great. It’s similar to and derived from “junta,” which I know is supposed to be a neutral term, but in English implies a military junta or some sort of small-group takeover.
We could still play off this history, though. “Franklin Assembly” means the same thing, and is five syllables?