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For fucks sake.... I swear... Linux/open-source advocates are complete dicks.
When you encounter a FUCKING NOOB, don't send them down rabbit holes. Their default distro kernel IS NOT gonna be the main cause of their issue.
Morons like you are what drives people away from Linux and open source software.
@alyx
Seriously, I think they do it on purpose. As long as noone understands Linux, they can feel like gods.
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@LukeAlmighty
I never considered it before, but I'm definitely heading towards the same conclusion.
For god's sake, who on Earth goes to "change your kernel" as the first solution to "my computer is kinda slow and stutters lately"?
@PhenomX6 @LukeAlmighty
>inability to understand normies
That's definitely a strong possibility.
@alyx @LukeAlmighty Case in point: this is how a fedi developer views users:
https://queer.hacktivis.me/objects/5fdc79d6-0e03-433c-a123-1a2a0560f5ba
https://queer.hacktivis.me/objects/5fdc79d6-0e03-433c-a123-1a2a0560f5ba
@alyx @LukeAlmighty I lean more towards "blind leading the blind", especially when I see support threads for things I actively develop. People immediately blaming the distro? "works on my machine, must be the kernel I use, you should try to use the same things as me"
Similar to the Windows troubleshooting advice of Reboot->Reinstall->Reboot->Reformat (which I have actually caught people suggesting for... disabling Windows proxy settings after a program failed to revert them)
Similar to the Windows troubleshooting advice of Reboot->Reinstall->Reboot->Reformat (which I have actually caught people suggesting for... disabling Windows proxy settings after a program failed to revert them)
Hence mastodon 4.x and "copy paste this to your instance bro".