I feel like 75% of Mastodon are people talking about Linux. If you don’t care about Linux you feel alienated. I enjoy Mastodon and Lemmy, but the lack of more diverse subjects gets to me if I browse for too long.

Update: I took your advice and purchased a laptop for Linux, and now I care about it! Problem solved.

  • Snot Flickerman
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    1 year ago

    But that really doesn’t make any sense and has next to no relevance.

    You clearly have never been in poverty or struggled to afford anything, like maintenance on your vehicle, if you truly think it has no relevance.

    Over 60% of people in the USA work paycheck to paycheck, meaning this matters financially to over half the USA.

    • @BURN@lemmy.world
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      71 year ago

      And how is that relevant to this conversation at all?

      There’s no relevance whatsoever about car maintenance to knowing how your software works. There’s not a single bit of parallel that can be drawn without massive stretches like you’ve been trying to make

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        -61 year ago

        So if your computer stops working while you’re job hunting and you don’t know how to fix it, it’s not a problem? That’s not a need the same as transportation?

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          41 year ago

          Quick google search, if that doesn’t result in an easy fix, bring it to a repair person. They’ll often do diagnostics free or for a small fee.

          It’s the exact same thing the majority of the country does for their cars. If something stops working, they bring it to have someone who knows that they’re doing to take a look at it.

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            You’re really that out of touch, aren’t you? Most people really can’t afford that. Once again, over 60% of the USA lives paycheck to paycheck. They can’t come up with $400 in an emergency without borrowing.

            Sure, fine, I’m glad you can afford to not give a shit. I’m speaking to people who might not be so lucky.

            I guess you also don’t care about Right to Repair Laws either, right? Corporations should just be able to charge us whatever and dictate to whom we can take products for repair, right?

            • @BURN@lemmy.world
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              31 year ago

              A $10 charge isn’t going to destroy your life

              I’m still wondering how the hell you got “hates tech and refuses to learn at of it” from “I like tech and gaming” that was commented by OP

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                Literally all I ever suggested was they were limiting their interest in tech by choosing to not be interested in how it works, since lots of tech runs on Linux.

                Everyone else jumped down my throat and was like “Don’t make us learn shit, we’re happy being dumbfucks!”

                Excuse the fuck outta me.

                Finally, I literally work with people who can’t afford to go to Geek Squad or where-the-fuck-ever because it’s actually usually quite a lot more than $10 to actually get it fixed.

                • @BURN@lemmy.world
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                  41 year ago

                  Because 99% of people will never touch anything that exclusively runs on Linux. Windows is the best OS for the majority. Only people who are really dedicated should move to Linux

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                    Because 99% of people will never touch anything that exclusively runs on Linux.

                    Android is a Linux variant, and last I checked, is the fucking major player in the smartphone OS market with 70% of market share. What the fuck are you smoking?

                    Tons of people have Linux in their pocket already.