I was very explicitly not talking about “everyone”. I was talking about the vast majority of people. You know, the other 97% of computer users that elect to use something other than Linux.

Because I like Linux?

I can read just fine. It’s very much a skill issue, in that I don’t know what any of the words mean and when I type them in they don’t work. I am not a “skilled” Linux user, and I don’t want to be. I just want a tool to use to complete the tasks I need done.

Most people do not know or care how computers work, nor should they. They only need to know how to use them as a tool to complete their tasks. Not having a GUI makes those tasks monumental in comparison. That’s why the GUI was created, after the terminal, and why virtually everyone uses it by default.

Not true at all. Anyone can simply click and scroll around a GUI to find what they need. The terminal is a literal black box that can’t do anything unless you know explicitly and exactly what to tell it.

Yeah that’s great if you know what dmesg is and how to use it.

I get mad at all of them but I never go back to Windows 😅

1. Web search it
2. Read a bunch of technical gibberish and terminal commands
3. Type them in
4. Some kind of generic error
5. Go back to using my Mac

Every browser that I know of is open source. But I use Orion!

I tried iOS for about 5 months and the absolute worst part was the horrendous keyboard…

Same as most people. OSs have just evolved to become systems made to serve their creators rather than their “customers”.

Windows wants to steal all your data and then use it to shove ads in your face.

Apple also constantly tries to push their own products and services through the OS, not to mention continually pushing the boundaries of irrepairability and locking you in an ecosystem. And just being extremely expensive.

Talking and actually sticking with those ideals are totally different things

Right, but we weren’t talking about sticking to the ideals, we were talking about the ideals themselves.

You don’t hear them talk about free speech constantly? You don’t see conservative platforms popping up every week? Truth Social anyone?

Free platforms like the Fediverse would actually suit conservative ideals of freedom quite well.

Yeah there’s nothing shipping. The ones I’ve seen were DIY.

You’re correct, I don’t see the point.

You’re just contradicting yourself again.

I don’t understand. You say you need it, and then you say you’ve never used it. How would you know? I can confirm it’s absolutely not needed. And it will only make shit harder.

There are a bunch of great build suggestions on the homepage of PCPartPicker. Really the only consideration if you want to use Linux is to go with AMD for your GPU (they’re usually a better value anyway).

I wouldn’t recommend any prebuilts, they’re usually not a good value. Plus you can learn a lot about computers if you DIY and it can be helpful to diagnose in the future.

If you choose a case without a transparent side panel and ignore RGB and glamorous components, you can get better performance.

Looks like there’s a GitHub and Mattermost

https://chat.pop-os.org/login