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.

    • @BURN@lemmy.world
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      81 year ago

      I have used Linux, I use Linux remotely for work all the time. I very much dislike using it as a desktop OS. It’s still not a functioning gaming OS either. However, it’s constantly pushed down your throat on this website whenever you even mention using windows.

      • @jack@monero.town
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        -71 year ago

        The difference between our advertising and that of the megacorps is that ours is actually driven by passion and love for what we use and create. And that passion won’t stop.

        • @BURN@lemmy.world
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          51 year ago

          Ok, and?

          I’m not interested in using Linux as a desktop OS. I’ve often made that clear, only to be met with “but have you tried this?”

          It does the exact same thing as it does for vegans. Instead of bringing people to your cause you alienate them by constantly shoving it in their face.

          • @grue@lemmy.world
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            -71 year ago

            I’ve often made that clear, only to be met with “but have you tried this?”

            Well there’s your problem! Maybe don’t start a conversation if you don’t want to invite responses.

            (Also, I’m not going to point out that your claim that Linux still isn’t a functioning gaming OS is no longer true, since you apparently don’t want to hear it. You’re welcome.)

            • @BURN@lemmy.world
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              41 year ago

              Until all the major anticheats can run on it I can’t consider it a functional gaming OS. If there are games that work on every other major gaming platform, except for Linux, then it’s not up to the same standard

          • @jack@monero.town
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            -91 year ago

            Just saying that you are dealing with passionate people who will not stop. You can either realize and accept that or be annoyed by them forever

              • @jack@monero.town
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                -11 year ago

                Doesn’t change the fact they’re annoyed every time they need to block a new person. And there will always be new FOSS enthusiasts, especially on this platform

            • @BURN@lemmy.world
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              31 year ago

              Or you can stop trying to force it onto people. Idgaf about your passion. I don’t want to hear about you being vegan and I really don’t care if you only use Linux.

              It’s putting people off of joining the platform. I think that’s clear enough that it’s a problem

              • @jack@monero.town
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                -61 year ago

                Then you choose to suffer… Go on, keep fighting against windmills.

                You remind me that there really are people who want to be upset all the time. And talking to those people is always a waste of time, so bye

                • @BURN@lemmy.world
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                  31 year ago

                  My guy, you’re the one here trying to shove Linux down my throat on a completely unrelated comment. Sounds more like you’re projecting your problems on me.

                  Linux is not going to be the future. It’s great for a server os, but it’s still not a viable desktop os for the majority of user. Extreme power users love it because of the customization power, and users who only ever browse the web won’t notice a difference, but everyone in-between doesn’t. Not everyone is a power user, and not everyone wants to be a power user.

                  • @TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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                    -21 year ago

                    Linux is not going to be the future.

                    Lmao…

                    It’s the past… Present, and increasingly the future. You apparently don’t realize how you sound. Like someone stuck in a friend group of 3 in a small town in 1995

    • @infinitepcg@lemmy.world
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      71 year ago

      Not sure if you realize it, but you’re exactly proving the point of this thread. It comes of as condescending that you assume someone must be uninformed because they don’t agree with you.

      • @TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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        -61 year ago

        I fully realize that people like you would think that. But hey, you totally weren’t condescending here!

    • @ttmrichter@lemmy.world
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      11 year ago

      I’ve used Linux exclusively on my personal machines since 2004. I still loathe it. I just loathe it marginally less than I loathe Windows.