- You love giving your data away
- You enjoy being tracked by your operating system
- You’re happy when your computer tells you “no”
- You prefer someone else deciding what you can run
- You feel uncomfortable if you get to have options
- You’d rather battle corporate tech support
- You’d rather rent your software than own it
- You think ads belong on your desktop
- You love being lied to about what’s “industry standard”
- You like rebooting for every little update
- You’re uncomfortable when software is transparent
- You think community-made tools can’t be “professional”
- You want intrusive AI everywhere, whether it helps or not
- You think the command line is only for hackers
- You never really wanted your computer to be yours anyway
Oh shit! That’s what we were missing all along! That’s what has, all this time, been keeping adoption down and preventing the year of the linux desktop! A condescending prick talking down to people! We should have figured this out a long time ago! Thanks OP for setting us straight! Now our numbers are sure to skyrocket!
This is just masturbation.
No, because at least with masturbation, you have something to show for it at the end.
YEOMK
No that’s exercise
As a long time linux user, antagonizing people who are unsure if the switch is right for them is very clearly a poor interpersonal choice that will not result in the change we wanna see in the world, or more people adopting linux
Fuckin seriously, we can do better than this circle jerk. As someone who cares deeply about software being kinder to people it pains me enormously how much of a dump stat interpersonal skills are for so much of the Foss community
If the authors wanna pat themselves for linux they can do it without creating a unempathetic, condescending, preachy culture that alienates people.
Just call the article “things we love about having switched to linux” so it finds the right audience and its fine, but this shit sucks and its exactly the kind of crap that has made so many of my friends resistant to hearing what I think is good and special about Foss software. They hear me out anyway, but I’d love for it to not be a fucking uphill battle because Foss people routinely emulate the same preachy, condescending, unempathetic interpersonal apprach that everyone bemoans about the worst vegan spaces online
Your points are valid, and if I saw this on a site like pcmag, medium or whatever, i would totally be on the same page. Still, how many “on the fence” people are likely to be here, on Lemmy, subscribed to a linux forum?
I chose to take it as snarky humor for the “in crowd”. Benefit: keeps my blood pressure manageable.
Im not subscribed to this forum, it appeared on the front page. Dude was right when he said linux users are the vegans of the tech world. I play video games with my friends almost every night, linux would complicate how I stay in touch with the people in my circle.
Point taken. I assure you at least some of us are not going to shame others for choosing something other than Linux. We know it’s not simple to switch and get a comfortable environment.
We’re just willing to do the work for various reasons that feel important to us, and will gladly evangelize it gently.
Oh, it’s just a list of pro Linux items but in reverse psychology… Kay.
I’m already a Linux user, I was kinda curious about a listing of actual reasons Linux might not be for someone.
Not just reverse psychology, I can’t imagine anyone agreeing with most of these. It’s definitely got a holier-than-thou attitude. Like who is this even written for other than people who already use Linux and just want to feel smugly superior?
actual reasons:
- want to use some specific program or game only available for another os
- lazy, dumb or afraid of computer stuff.
- can’t decide from 10,000 different distributions
You forgot the real actual reason: I don’t care about computer stuff. My current computer does what I want and I don’t care to switch.
It is okay not to have the interest in computers. I could probably change the oil on my car but I don’t care and don’t want to do the work, so I don’t do it (the mechanic does).
that’s just another word for lazy
#2 is the cause of #1 & #3 so you only really listed 1 reason.
This is exactly the kind of shit that turns people off.
Good.
muh sekrit club!
This article likely came from a very sad and self-righteous place
Shh we’re trying to circlejerk here! Keep your voice of reason down and grab some lotion
ItsFoss is getting shittier by the day
Most of these are not about the Linux kernel, but about distro / personal choice. Android tracks you and doesn’t make you use the command-line a lot. Fedora / Ubuntu (and others?) like to reboot for every little update.
I’ve had Fedora encourage me to reboot, but I don’t think I’ve ever had it do so without consent (excluding when my laptop battery died).
CachyOS suggests a reboot but also doesn’t demand.
And here I was, thinking this was a well thought out article with actual, legitimate reasons why someone wouldn’t want to use Linux. Instead, it’s this smug, autofellating, condescending bullshit. Roland Taylor has some issues.
You expected better from itsFoss? It has always been this way and it will always be
I’ll have to take your word for it. Truth be told, I don’t read much of their articles. And it looks like it’s going to stay that way.
- You own an AMD GPU and want to use your fancy HDMI 2.1 monitor / TV
- You start making weird passive aggressive lists to shame people into your preferred…whatever…
Please, article writer, be a little more passive-aggressive.
I enjoy the snark, but also agree it’s condescending. Folks, take it as cynical humor, and don’t be so harsh.
Anyway I commented to say that #10 is creeping into at least some distributions.
My Ubuntu sends security updates that frequently impact system libraries and thus demands (politely) a reboot.
Gnome software does it all the time, but a regular “check for updates” will often install without demanding reboot. I suspect the update won’t be in effect until reboot, though.
You’re happy when your computer tells you “no”
This also an affliction of the GNOMEs.
Cool and all but stop the rebooting hate
- I just installed some random drivers, I guess without rebooting. Windows is intransparent af, but I think this was the case.
- Reboots are very important and should be done with updates. Atomic systems make sense!
