Big Tech companies are finally getting the names we thought dystopian megacorps would have

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Meta Platforms. X Corp. tell me those aren't straight from a strangely prescient cyberpunk classic

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fannie mae and freddie mac have this distinct dystopyian taste to me

Those are just nicknames people use because the real names are long and boring.

"Fannie Mae" is actually the Federal National Mortgage Association (aka FNMA). "Freddie Mac" is actually the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.