[-] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Calling people stupid and lazy in nicer words is still calling people stupid and lazy.

I think that's a bit unfair here. What I'm saying is that expectations often seems to be that "Linux should be effortless, but it isn't, so Linux sucks", and then we quickly talk past each other on which aspects we are referring to. Let me make up three categories:

For users transitioning to Linux from Windows, and ...

  1. ... it shouldn't be an effort, but unfortunately sometimes is frustrating or annoying
  • Hardware control, e.g. drivers. More often than not it works with less effort than on Windows, except for very new hardware, and hardware that actually requires specific software (RGB led patterns, Gaming mouse profiles, all that stuff)
  • NVidia drivers can be a pain
  • When dual booting and Windows manages to fuck up something in Linux, and it looks like Linux is the culprit. (E.g. restart the computer from Windows, but it doesn't release claim on hardware, which doesn't let Linux claim it, so stuff like the WiFi adapter might not work.)
  • Specific software not available, like Adobe, Autodesk, etc.
  1. ... is something you can get someone else to do for you, but it's just how things are, unrelated to Windows -> Linux or the other way around.
  • Installing the OS -- downloading ISO, burning a bootable USB, BIOS, etc..
  1. ... it's expected that you figure out / learn, and if unwilling, Linux isn't for you
  • Using the OS, which at the very least, cursory knowledge of the software/package manager, and roughly how this works.
  • Familiarizing yourself with KDE / Gnome, etc.

So, I assume people who just thought I was calling people lazy and dumb thought I meant categories 1. and 2. I just mean category 3. If you expect everything to be the same as Windows, and the effort required to understand the differences is too much, then only Windows will fit your needs. The impression I get is a general unwillingness to "figure stuff out". Not knowing shit is fine, complaining and not wanting to put in the effort to know stuff... how is that not being lazy?

It was intended as kind advice without any the implied judgement of calling people dumb or lazy. If you don't want to have to figure stuff out related to the third category, Linux will likely not be a good experience, or even a productive or good change. If you move to another country, you should make the effort to learn the culture. It's not a good look to complain that things are different.

If I were to try to suggest "a point" with all of this: Don't suggest to people that Linux is effortless for Windows users. Linux is immensely better, in almost every way (though mind examples in first category). But, it requires learning the basics of how shit works. It's not hard.... the information is well put together and available.

[-] [email protected] -3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

People who expect an effortless transition from Windows to Linux, are better off sticking to Windows. You are expected to be able to read stuff, and make some effort to understand it. It shouldn't be any less than what you'd expect if going from Linux to Windows.

Many things will be different. You'll get a long way with learning some fundamentals. If you make the effort, it'll be well rewarded. If it's not worth the effort, stick to windows.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

This was news to me as well, but I assume that the Arch Linux logo in question suggests that it might be strange to use an Arch Linux specific illustration, for something that isn't mentioning Arch Linux.

Did that clear it up, or were you just being rude?

[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Use arch with AUR, and cross your fingers that at least someone checks the changes. I sure don't.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Not so much inside your home.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

The amount of time I've spent getting my MacOS to not be annoying... it's such a shit experience compared to Gnome/Linux. Every single day I use MacOS, I find a new annoying inconsistency, or either poor or directly bad UX design decision or implementation.

Next time I look for a place to work, I'd consider Windows or MacOS to require at least 30% higher salary to be worth the annoyance.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Hm. I didn't argue against anything of what you're saying here. I'm just saying that it arguably isn't "enshitification".

Enshittification is the pattern of decreasing quality observed in online services and products such as Amazon, Facebook, Google Search, Twitter, Bandcamp, Reddit, Uber, and Unity

I don't see how this is very contentious either.

[-] [email protected] -2 points 1 month ago

Urbanisation and deforestation are not the same as enshitification tho.

It's a bit unfortunate that "increased degree in which something is shit" sounds like what the word should mean, and I suppose it then sort of does.

It's nice to have a word that describes the investor-driven incentives to worsen a service/product to milk out more short-term revenue. The larger a market capture is, the more that can be pushed without an alternative being a threat.

It's the cycle of "provide a good quality service that makes everybody happy" -> market capture -> shareholders push for increase revenue at the expense of quality as there is no competition.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Last time you made some effort, and it was amusing for once.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I think you mistook it for the "large mirror" exhibition. Easy mistake to make.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

You literally wrote you were educating me. Are you stupid?

What I wrote was: "while being rude AF to someone trying to educate you"

You're the one who incorrectly assumed that "someone" was referring to me. It doesn't bother me at all whether or not you're rude to me. It annoyed me that you were rude to someone who was being kind. And, since you need to have things explained with extra care, I was referring to Imecht. The one who was trying to educate you, to whom you were rude to.

I hope you start getting it, as this is now boring. So, how about instead of trying to come up with some kind of clever retort, you simply fuck off to somewhere were your arrogance isn't revealed as being that of a little shit. You'll enjoy it more.

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