• KillingTimeItself
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    824 hours ago

    there are benefits to being a technically advanced computer user:

    1. you can learn how to use linux.
    2. once you know how to use linux, you can stop fixing everyone elses problems for them.
    • @[email protected]
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      15 hours ago

      sadly, I have a knack of helping people so as much as i know linux (using windows 11 right now because better battery life on laptops last time i checked) I will help someone with windows/mac.

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      821 hours ago

      once you know how to use linux, you can stop fixing everyone elses problems for them.

      I know you meant being able to claim “I don’t use Windows” but just installing Linux has massively lowered the tech support requests I get from my parents.

      • KillingTimeItself
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        520 hours ago

        yeah, installing and configuring linux for other people seems to be getting more and more popular these days. My dad now runs linux on an older thinkpad, he likes it, doesn’t ask for login or any weird shenanigans, just does spreadsheets pretty much exclusively. Works great.

        It’s a shame how annoying most modern operating systems are these days.

        • @[email protected]
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          210 hours ago

          What’s a good parent distro in your opinion? I’ve been eyeing Mint since that’s how I started