Grimes is changing her name to the symbol for the speed of light, encouraged by Elon Musk

It’s easy to pick up habits from romantic partners. People who are attracted to each other often engage in mirroring, or subconsciously copying each other’s gestures and patterns of speech. It’s also common for people in relationships to adopt each other’s attitudes, behaviors, and hobbies. Personally, it’s how I learned to sail, rock climb and develop an appreciation for the finer points of noise music and puppetry.

Since the musician Grimes started dating tech mogul Elon Musk, many critics have noted — or complained — that she seems to be mirroring the billionaire CEO behind SpaceX and Tesla in both form and content. In their first appearance as a couple at the Met Gala earlier this month, Grimes wore a choker co-designed by Musk that…

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