iamdanno

It's done all the time. How many senseless action movies with wooden actors have made a kabillion dollars at the box office? Lots of them!

I don't understand the sentiment. Any dumbass can buy socks. It's a thoughtless present. How about get me something I really want?

Needs more pixels

It's the hunger games, writ large.

Your wife/gf cut it up for rags.

I agree with a lot of what you say, but when you are handicapped (by lack of knowledge), it's ok to ask for a crutch. Maybe you only need it temporarily, but it's a massive help while you need it.

I've tried switching to Linux several times, but there seems to be a lot of gatekeepers who just say (essentially), "you're doing it wrong!".

I just want my computer to do what I want, without needing to use up hours trying to figure out some quasi-coding terminal command. Maybe I'm not the intended user, or something.

I read it more as: "The way to do this (normally simple) thing is incredibly cumbersome, and could be greatly improved.

Thank you for your service; now move along.