If you recognized yourself in a few of these points, that doesn’t mean Linux isn’t for you. In fact, you can count it as an invitation. It just means you’ve spent a long time in an ecosystem that treats you more like a product than a participant.
  1. You love giving your data away
  2. You enjoy being tracked by your operating system
  3. You’re happy when your computer tells you “no”
  4. You prefer someone else deciding what you can run
  5. You feel uncomfortable if you get to have options
  6. You’d rather battle corporate tech support
  7. You’d rather rent your software than own it
  8. You think ads belong on your desktop
  9. You love being lied to about what’s “industry standard”
  10. You like rebooting for every little update
  11. You’re uncomfortable when software is transparent
  12. You think community-made tools can’t be “professional”
  13. You want intrusive AI everywhere, whether it helps or not
  14. You think the command line is only for hackers
  15. You never really wanted your computer to be yours anyway
  • SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml
    122·
    4 days ago

    “Well if you don’t buy this car you are a moron who can’t see how much better this car is. So keep driving that piece of shit car you dumbass. So, have I sold you on this car?”

  • boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net
    3·
    4 days ago

    Cool and all but stop the rebooting hate

    1. I just installed some random drivers, I guess without rebooting. Window is intransparent af, but I think so.
    2. Reboots are very important and should be done with updates. Atomic systems make sense!
  • Victor@lemmy.world
    691·
    4 days ago

    Oh, it’s just a list of pro Linux items but in reverse psychology… Kay.

    I’m already a Linux user, I was kinda curious about a listing of actual reasons Linux might not be for someone.

    • ozymandias@sh.itjust.works
      181·
      4 days ago

      actual reasons:

      1. want to use some specific program or game only available for another os
      2. lazy, dumb or afraid of computer stuff.
      3. can’t decide from 10,000 different distributions
      • vandsjov@feddit.dk
        7·
        3 days ago

        You forgot the real actual reason: I don’t care about computer stuff. My current computer does what I want and I don’t care to switch.

        It is okay not to have the interest in computers. I could probably change the oil on my car but I don’t care and don’t want to do the work, so I don’t do it (the mechanic does).

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      476·
      4 days ago

      Not just reverse psychology, I can’t imagine anyone agreeing with most of these. It’s definitely got a holier-than-thou attitude. Like who is this even written for other than people who already use Linux and just want to feel smugly superior?

    • Omgpwnies@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      4 days ago

      I’ve been running Fedora for a few weeks and if I update it every time there’s updates available, I’d be rebooting nearly daily, because it insists on rebooting for “system packages”, where debian and even Arch based distros did not require restarts for most things… I’m not even using an immutable version of Fedora

    • Inui [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      4·
      4 days ago

      Its nice that it doesnt pester you at all to reboot or threaten to do it for you though. I reboot maybe once a month to apply whatever updates came through since most of my stuff are flatpaks that get updated live anyway.

    • steeznson@lemmy.world
      121·
      3 days ago

      Shh we’re trying to circlejerk here! Keep your voice of reason down and grab some lotion

  • FoundFootFootage78@lemmy.mlEnglish
    9·
    4 days ago
    1. You can’t be trusted with keeping your desktop secure (because Linux sure as hell won’t do that for you).
    2. You need software that can’t run on Linux even via compatibility tools (Multiplayer AAA games don’t count).
    3. You have access to extended security updates for Windows 10.
  • onlooker@lemmy.ml
    343·
    4 days ago

    And here I was, thinking this was a well thought out article with actual, legitimate reasons why someone wouldn’t want to use Linux. Instead, it’s this smug, autofellating, condescending bullshit. Roland Taylor has some issues.

    • faythofdragons@slrpnk.netEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      I mean, #6 is accurate for me. I don’t have a humiliation fetish, so I’d rather pay people to tell me what I’m doing wrong instead of braving the barrage of belittlement that comes from asking for crowdsourced support.

      • onlooker@lemmy.ml
        2·
        3 days ago

        And that’s completely valid and fair. Different strokes for different folks, as they say. But I do have to stress that I’m not so much criticising the bullet points as I am the general tone of the article. #6 should read like your reply, but instead it feels like the reader should feel bad for not wanting support from humans as opposed to an automated system.

        • faythofdragons@slrpnk.netEnglish
          3·
          3 days ago

          Oh, I understand. I was trying to snarkily imply that the smug, autofellating, condescending attitude you mentioned was unfortunately endemic, to the point where it’s starting to feel like some people are secretly jorking it while telling newbs they suck. I think it’s a huge reason why people feel like FOSS isn’t for them.

      • onlooker@lemmy.ml
        1·
        2 days ago

        I’ll have to take your word for it. Truth be told, I don’t read much of their articles. And it looks like it’s going to stay that way.

  • Daniel Quinn@lemmy.caEnglish
    2·
    3 days ago

    #3 is what does it for me. There are few things more enraging than something I own refusing to do what I’m instructing it to do.

  • MasterBlaster@lemmy.world
    13·
    3 days ago

    I enjoy the snark, but also agree it’s condescending. Folks, take it as cynical humor, and don’t be so harsh.

    Anyway I commented to say that #10 is creeping into at least some distributions.

    My Ubuntu sends security updates that frequently impact system libraries and thus demands (politely) a reboot.

    Gnome software does it all the time, but a regular “check for updates” will often install without demanding reboot. I suspect the update won’t be in effect until reboot, though.