If the silly name ends up putting the urge to call for virtual fame to death, more power to it. This 'like me, Like Me, LIKE ME NOW' whinge is one of the more obnoxious phenomena in the world of 'social' networking.
Yeah, it's an unfortunate name :\. This is how I imagine any conversation about it going:
"Hey friends, you all should try this app I'm using Peepeth"
"Pee-what?"
"Peepeth."
"How do I spell that?"
The name jokes are many and hilarious, making a page on the site for that :)
I'm glad you find humor in it :). I sincerely hope it doesn't hurt adoption! I really want there to be alternatives to Twitter (I use Mastadon).
You should check Peepeth out. It is a way better alternative to Twitter. It has more of a community feel without the garbage heckling, etc.
It seems to be great if your goal is to see many copies of the dickbutt meme.
"Hey guys, I was wondering if we should migrate the Peepeth code base to pijul."