• nickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.org
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    6 months ago

    I haven’t owned a Windows machine in over a decade. If someone wants help, this is my response because I have not kept up with the changes, for lack of any need or desire to do so.

    “Can you help me with my computer?”

    “If it is running Linux or BSD, or you want it to, sure. If not, I’m not the guy for the job.”

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    6 months ago

    You get a huge backlash if you advice Windows to a Linux user.

    But somehow this is supposed to be funny?

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      6 months ago

      Its funny because a lot of people do this even though its completely unhelpful in solving their problem.

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    6 months ago

    Am I the only one who never promotes Linux?

    I’m currently holding an opinion that everyone who can enjoy Linux will eventually try it on their own.

    I think, despite what many people say, an average user still has a very rough time using it, and in my opinion you need some level of nerdiness in order to overcome adaptation pains, and such people already use internet in a nerdy way and will try out Linux on their own eventually.

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      6 months ago

      I think this depends. People who need basic computer functions can get on very well with linux.

      My classmate in highschool had ubuntu on his home pc as long as I remember, because someone preconfigured it for them and it was mainly a browser - schoolwork machine. He gamed on XBox. There was no hassle, it was fine.

      My mom on her run down laptop has mint now, because I configured it for her. I haven’t heard any complaints.

      E: Also many hospital here run Linux and it is just fine, and trust me, many of the medical staff are barely tech literate enough to register for email themselves.

      Linux is a problem for people who come from windows and need more than basics but are not tech savvy enough to get their hands dirty. Then once your comfort level with tinkering goes up again, Linux is once again not a bad recommendation. It really kind of is the bell curve meme.