While I’m not too fond of the inevitable downfall of Western Civilization due to a killer-drone uprising, I will admit that they can make some mighty fine videos. Even the word drone bothers me. I’d much prefer to call the quadcopters or fancy RC helicopters. Drone conjures images of predator drones delivering high doses of explodey freedom to the furthest reaches of the world. I’d rather not use the same term for something my neighbor uses to watch me through my bathroom window while I’m showering.

Drones don’t need an image change as much as they need a name change. The information age has produced a generation of people with attention spans shorter than this sentence. If we turned drones back into RC quadcopters no one would know the difference. A lot of people have tried my technique with great success. Now instead of selling your soul to Satan, just call up his office and ask for Stan. The fire, brimstone, and eternal torture is all there, but he sounds a lot friendlier if you call him Stan.