• SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social
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    4 hours ago

    I make my guess that there are two factors:

    1. The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon (or frequency illusion If somebody has a chip on their shoulder about rude Linux users, the rude Linux users they see will be highly memorable.

    2. People tend to get back the same energy that they project to other people.

    My instance has a very laissez-faire policy, so it’s federated with almost everybody. My experience is the same; I’ve only ever seen self-aware mocking of the Linux-user attitude.