Why don't more people use Linux?
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A couple of weeks ago, I saw a tweet asking: "If Linux is so good, why aren't more people using it?" And it's a fair question! It intuitively rings true until you give it a moment's consideration. Linux is even free, so what's stopping mass adoption, if it's actually better? My response: “If exercising is so healthy, why don't more peo...

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ndlug.org/post/1064425

And Linux isn’t minimal effort. It’s an operating system that demands more of you than does the commercial offerings from Microsoft and Apple. Thus, it serves as a dojo for understanding computers better. With a sensei who keeps demanding you figure problems out on your own in order to learn and level up.

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That’s why I’d love to see more developers take another look at Linux. Such that they may develop better proficiency in the basic katas of the internet. Such that they aren’t scared to connect a computer to the internet without the cover of a cloud.

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  • NaevaTheRat [she/her]English
    5•3 months ago

    random fatphobia in the opening paragraph followed by programmer elitism.

    Dude seems well adjusted and pleasant. Overall point isn’t wrong though.

    • @[email protected]
      4•3 months ago

      What is fatphobia? I think he was just saying it’s easier to let yourself go and turn into a blob than to stay healthy. Definitely true no?

    • @[email protected]English
      3•3 months ago

      I’m quite skinny and I also think I should exercise more and eat less junk food. There isn’t any fat phobia there, it targeted me just as well.

      • NaevaTheRat [she/her]English
        6•3 months ago

        I used to work as a sysadmin/dev/monkey/serverwrencher and in my experience there are 3 main groups:

        • queer happy people who enjoy being weird.
        • serious quiet nerdy men.
        • people who think Christian Bale’s portrayal of Patrick Bateman was meant to be aspirational.