I love your retroactive origin myths, especially the Soviet space dog, and the Z symbol is cool.
Thanks! The space dog angle was pure luck, discovered after the first public posts. It kinda cries out for a "race to the moon" price graph, pitting ZIB vs a Shiba Inu, doesn't it?
The name isn't naturally sticky, if for no other reason than it will have to be explained to anyone who hasn't heard it before (unlike the admittedly unwieldy micro & millibitcoins).
Right, there's an extra initial explanation, but then it may become much easier in use. Though, for people further from math/finance/engineering worlds, the "micro-"/"mu" prefix is already pretty obscure... and if ever prices are mostly quoted in zib-sized units, the intervening "micro" and "millis" explanations may be skipped entirely.
I think it would need some kind of 'institutional' support to get the ball rolling, by which I just mean people in the community who can bring it attention. I assume you've posted it to Reddit and reached out to the foundation/coindesk/let's talk bitcoin etc?
Reddit, yes, though it hasn't triggered as much discussion as previous "we need to go to millis/micros" threads.
Other outlets, not yet, but want to, to trigger stories and discussion. Can you help with the pitch/approach? (The first floating of the zib idea, via the Medium essay, to begin collecting reactions and questions, was exactly one week ago.)
I don't expect it to be a slam-dunk, or even grab most people on first hearing. I instead expect as time goes on, and each person faces the mBTC/µBTC awkwardness repeatedly, the benefit of a unique new short name will grow on them... and 'zib' will be an available, well-documented, and unambiguous option.