Chapotraphouse

But for real accept the solution folks. It makes things better.

They're not a computer toucher

Yes you are. There is no one in the modern world who does not regularly use a computer. That's like saying "My car broke down, but I'm not a car toucher so I'm just going to complain instead of getting a new one." Or "I'm not an appliance toucher and I don't want to learn a new toaster so I'm just going to keep the one that smokes if it is set on 2."

This is not an excuse. Choosing to be ignorant is how you get mistakes like Windows 11 in the first place. So I will continue to proselytize Linux until people understand there is a better option and that they can demand better.

Ok fair enough, but I wouldn't have installed Linux if I had not seen it recommended.

I'm not a computer toucher, but I can follow written advice.

These sorts of posts always scold anyone giving out actual solutions just so being miserable can continue. This cultural thing almost has an end of history type vibe to it. It's also pretty hostile to divergent and often solution focused neurotypes.

OK but install Linux.

Seeing an increasing number of these "giving advice is rude, actually" takes

Maybe they're not a computer toucher

yes, because this is an innate, likely genetic trait, you are born with, and not like, a skill you could acquire. It's like I call an electrician every time I have to replace a lightbulb, I'm just not an electricity toucher.

They only think we're obnoxious for the same reasons they think vegans are obnoxious. Because we're right.

When I say "use linux" I'm not just saying "use linux", I'm saying "use the GPL FOSS ecosystem of software, stop supporting the massive tech companies making all of computing actively worse"

Especially since most of the time people aren't complaining about windows being accidentally bad, but about windows being actively hostile to the user in a way FOSS will never be, lacking the profit motive.

The issue with Linux is once you switch, you're so impressed and happy with the OS that you turn into an evangelist overnight.

But I agree it's not as simple to just switch.

Install Linux!

Okay which one.

Devolves into a 300 comment thread which is impossible to follow for the person who is just trying to use their computer for games and email"

Of course a dipshit kkkracker dudebro would say this.

Tech treatlerites all the way down. Once they see their treats getting soggy they want to whine and complain without actually doing anything about it.

I would tell these people to shut the fuck up. If X doesnt work then we have to fucking make it work. Its building a computing revolution youre not going to just have to "believe" in it.

This whole "complaing about evangelizing" shit really pisses me the fuck off because its the same chud shit used against socialism, veganism and any other social revolution.

smdh my dick head, heathens keep ignoring the glorious option that is TempleOS

I am not a computer toucher but I am also not a sucker who is going to subject his hard drive to auto ingestion by an LLM or have ads baked into his OS, so rather than upgrade to W11 I'm just saying fuck it and flashing my laptop with Mint, because someone told me one time it would be pretty easy to interact with. I'm sure I will figure it out, and if it sucks there are a bunch of other flavors to try.

What am I supposed to respect this opinion? It's a wrong opinion so no, fuck you Nick

I can tell them about it and not be obnoxious

Sometimes I want to infodump about NixOS, we just gotta find a balance where you feel heard and also gain an encyclopedic knowledge of using functional programming to generate reproducible OS images based on Linux and systemd. Its only fair.

They're rolling out windows 11 at work

I wonder if Microsoft and Apple paid for that post.

Install Gentoo

Broken Windows Fallacy

do not suggest Linux

May I suggest IBM PC DOS (1981)?

I mean sure it's annoying to have the same solution yelled at you all the time when all you really want is to complain a little...

But these people don't complain a little. Like if I hear the same complaints constantly I'm going to try and offer a solution. If only to shut you up. These types just want you to listen to them complain forever and if you get annoyed at them for never solving their own problems you're the asshole.

BSD wins again

I misread the first paragraph and thought this was ironic given the bullshit arguments they gave

I literally put Linux on my work computer. Fire me.. Do it!

Weird that he'd mention Windows and iOS as if they were equivalent. AFAIK there's no phone Linux, at least not one that people would actually want to use (Android doesn't count). Probably meant to say MacOS.