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It baffles me how a lot of people in the Linux bubble are simultaneously massive gatekeepers and annoyed when Windows people don't love Linux. A lot of replies to my comment is essentially "Well, this distro is not for noobs. Have you tried not being an idiot?" They don't realize how condescending and arrogant they sound. I didn't take computer science classes at university, and I shouldn't have to in order to be able to use an operating system that is not Windows, but doesn't take more time solving problems than doing the stuff that I actually purchased my hardware for.
Sp3ter put on a fine display.
I'm not annoyed that you don't love linux, I'm annoyed that you don't understand what words mean and think you have a higher level of relevant experience than you actually do, that you are going out of your way to feel insulted.
It points toward you being the kind of entitled and emotionally unstable person that people who actually are experienced with linux tend to have PTSD from consistently dealing with.
And your subsequent comment I am here replying to confirms it.
I didn't tell you to not be an idiot, I didn't call you dumb, I gave you the blueprint of a way to become a more experienced linux user, or a functional alternative to that.
Nobody in this thread called you dumb or an idiot, unless I somehow have someone who replied to you already blocked for some reason.
Your ego is too large, that is why 'linux people' don't like you; you're the arrogant entitled asshole who is unwilling to either learn or accept your own limitations.
Normally, in IT departments, acting the way you've acted would get you flagged or categorized as a more hostile or combatative client... here on lemmy, nobody is being paid to deal with your ego.
I appreciate you proving my point so well on multiple fronts. Just absolutely fantastic.
Yep. The community is its own worst enemy with usability. There was a discussion on how guis were terrible and shouldn't be needed. In 2026. Baffling.