Clipper152 @ Clipper152 @lemm.ee

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Windows is where it is because of Microsoft's aggression. There's no essence inside Windows that makes it widespread ex nihilo.

Linux isn't as widespread as it could be because many people don't realise it's a viable alternative to Windows or Mac. It has nothing to do with how many distros there are. Also, newbies are usually recommended Ubuntu or Linux Mint, so it's not even "so many choices" to begin with.

Also, you do realise you can interact with instances other than yours, right? I use lemm.ee btw.

Tell me you're new to Linux without telling me you're new to Linux.

Ack, my deleted comment is visible somehow!

...Anyway, I agree. I wasn't saying it's necessarily bad, just that there seemed to be an influx of new posts that sound like they came from Linux virgins.

I tried vanilla Arch once as a VM and got stuck.

I might try it again one day. For now, EndeavourOS is a good middle ground between Arch itself and Manjaro.

It helps to remember that the mind is not a truth machine, but a survival machine.

I recommend learning some psychology. The more you know about how the mind works, the easier it is to understand and spot logical fallacies, both in yourself and others.

Edit: also, you should practice those critical thinking skills instead of just keeping them in theory. You could apply them to past situations, for example.

How is that different from being afraid of terminals?

It's not like you have to learn everything there is to it at once, you know.

Probably Windows 10 or something equally predatory.

I use EndeavourOS btw

Is it just me, or are the more active posters here actually Windows refugees who haven't used Linux for too long?

I'm autistic too.

My point isn't that autistic people have a single, utopian personality, but that we're generally less susceptible to certain social/psychological phenomena that tend to make societies shittier.

A world where all humans are autistic.

It wouldn't solve everything, but at least there wouldn't be room for chronic reification, useless charismatic narcissists, Cartesian dualism, etc to become big issues like they are in our world.

"that project is dead"
last update: 13 days ago

"microsoft gets my data anyway"
never heard of a firewall

"enjoy your zero-day"
fishes CVE for excuses

"update! local vulnerability patched!"
javascript enabled on every site

"i NEED the cloud version"
fewer features with new paywall

"old software is not secure"
grants remote execution to any dev
grants network access to any app

I think the only reason Windows users are afraid of terminals is that they're not used to them. They're not that bad. Most terminal programs have a -(-)help command that shows you what you can do as well, in case you get stuck.

There is more variety of content here IMO. I like seeing more international posts even if i dont aleays understand the language or the context.

Wait, really? I'm having trouble finding non-English stuff even after sorting by new and subbing to non-English coms...

I don't get why more people don't just use ad blockers. The Reddit staff wouldn't even know what's happening until it's too late.

I use EndeavourOS btw

Hey!

Quick question, Lemmy's comments use Markdown too, right?