I met a friend of a friend at an event and somehow PCs and Linux came up. He asked if I'm a Linux user (which I like to think you can't immediately tell). I assume to build some nerd cred. I said "yeah, I technically have Linux with me right now". He asked what I meant, so I pulled out the Steam Deck. He was unfamiliar and I briefly explained.
When he heard it's a commercial product (obviously), he actually pretended to faint. And then kept acting as if I had personally insulted him, not in a joking way. I had clearly failed the purity test in that moment.
It was a strange experience. Not even in hackerspaces I'd ever had a conversation like that. So these people are rare but they do exist.
