> No inside knowledge here but I figured Justine intends it as a shibboleth.
I would not call it a shibboleth, but vague, generic terms are known to be for most purposes unsearchable, and having a really unique string identifier for your thing could make it more valuable.
I would not call it a shibboleth, but vague, generic terms are known to be for most purposes unsearchable, and having a really unique string identifier for your thing could make it more valuable.
It reminds me of this other HN link:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32241020