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Sometimes people like to complain about windows and iOS
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this post was submitted on 26 Oct 2025
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I have a fundamental problem with this attitude. If you recognize there's a problem, and the problem disturbs you, and you CAN fix it, why not fix it? It's not world hunger, it's a computer for God's sakes. Maybe I don't want to hear people complain about problems that are 100% within their control and refuse to fix it.
Not about GNU/Linux. Just my thoughts on complaining about simple problems with easy solutions.
Edit: typo
Literally read the post and just decided to ignore the two examples huh?
Because if the fix for any particular problem is to learn a new OS, that's a steep cost for things that can just be minor annoyances. If you're in Lemmy, chances are you're comfortable with nerdy shit, and not everyone is.
On top of that, Linux has its own quirks, so it's not a panacea. There's no easy way for me to change scroll speed on a track pad in fedora/gnome, for example.
”Linux is only free if your time is worthless” springs to mind.
With that attitude, nothing is free. And the "free" in free and open-source means free as in free speech, not as in free beer. Your comment is also generally disrespectful to the people who invest actual time into creating the software that you rely on everyday and take for granted. FOSS software is deployed all over the world and there is no software environment that does not make use of it in some form, not even MS Windows. So you think the time of the people who put their skills to use for the betterment of computing overall is worthless? You guys do not even begin to understand how many resources and how much thought is expended by strangers for your comfort.
Relax, it’s just a joke almost as old as Linux itself.
Sunk cost though. You spent the time learning Windows. At least Linux is far more likely to be an enduring skill that won't try to monetise your time investment by trying to balance enshittifying your experience the perfect amount just enough that you don't jump ship.
I installed Mint on my MIL computer. I did not have to spend time teaching her anything. People are able to switch from Windows to Apple no problem but for some reason Linux is
But using Linux is not a solution, that is the whole point of the post. Why can't you read?
I CAN NOT install a different OS on my work computer because I do not manage them and NONE of our company software works on Linux.
I'd get more use out of it if I just smash my computer with a brick than if I switched the OS to Linux.
If enough people bring it up to their work, then the policy can be re-evaluated.
I take it to the next level and rant at our CEO about it. We've actually saved a good amount of money with Linux.
Oh look, I found someone who didn't read the post