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Do you think that people who don't use Linux think that people that use it are hackers? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by Xirup@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/linux4noobs@programming.dev

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I've been using Linux for the past 5 years, and recently I change from DE to WM (i3) which change it my whole workflow. Now I use a lot more the command line to do even simple things.

Recently I note that some relatives called me 'hacker' and I find that kinda funny, may be because I'm so accustomed to the terminal and to i3 that I don't notice that "it looks like a hacker thing".

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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

People who don't use Linux rarely think about people who do use Linux.

[–] Xirup@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago

That's a good point, although I guess Linux programs seem generally like "hacker programs", so I could rephrase my question and say "Do you think using Linux makes you look like a hacker?"

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 1 points 9 months ago

Way to needlessly hurt my feelings :(

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

People who don't use Linux rarely think

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

No, but they do tend to assume you will provide tech support. For windows.

[–] Oisteink@feddit.nl 1 points 9 months ago

I do believe some are - like those doing Linux from scratch without reading while using awk, sed and friends to edit configs

[–] RonnyZittledong@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I have been using linux for over 20 years and mostly don't think about it. Occasionally I will have someone around who does not know much about it when I do and apt upgrade and I get a "what the hell did you do?"

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

"I just elevated the national threat meter to DEFCON 4. Why do you ask?"

[–] gnuplusmatt@reddthat.com 1 points 9 months ago

my daughter calls my terminal my code, no matter how much I tell her its just prompt for commands

[–] PlasticExistence@beehaw.org 1 points 9 months ago

Yes. Because they don't have any familiarity with the way Linux desktops look and work, it all looks very much like the technology depicted in movies/shows/games that is very frequently a tool of a "hackerman" type character. That's even more true when a terminal enters play.

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

Any esoteric computer use to a layman can be misconstrued as hacking. Even hacking. ;)

[–] adam_y@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

No, but if you want us all to pretend they do, we will.