I've heard this opinion for years... Some people think it's stupid to have names and tell me, pot is pot. But the truth is, when you're buying from trustworthy sources the names mean everything. You know what to expect in terms of potency, flavor effect. Some of us realize big differences in the strains. Also when purchasing seed or cuttings it's good to know how long it takes to grow, how it likes to be tended and what the finished product will be like. If there were no names it would be like all the bottles of wine or beer being unlabeled on the shelves. Huh? Beer is just beer? Brown booze is booze? Scotch, bourbon, rye, all the same?
The names often do tell us where the genetics originated. There are now many more strains for good reason. Cannabis has been very popular and people have been working with it for years now. Yes. sometimes the names are silly sounding and sometimes they are not accurate but to think we would prefer 'pot is pot' and beer is beer is missing the point.