But that makes it hard to refer to, search for or have a discussion about real REST, the architectural style. Why use a term that means a different thing when you can just invent/use a new term describing what you want to describe. REST, as Roy Fielding defined it, is an extremely interesting concept to me and I'd love to explore it more, but good luck doing any research on it without getting flooded with countless junk about "REST" or "RESTful" APIs.

Sort of like how youtube is filled with videos about "damascus steel" which is nothing more than steel of random, irrelevant composition with certain visual pattern akin to actual damascus steel. But again, good luck finding a video about the real deal.

Same can be said about ASMR, and many other misappropriated terms people throw around for clickbait.

Rant over.