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I went to an anti-tech rally, where Gen Z dressed as gnomes and smashed iPhones. Here's what I learned. | Business Insider (www.businessinsider.com)
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[–] 88 points 11 months ago (12 children)

I'm a fan of taking back control over my tech, not giving up control. They're treating it like there's no other option.

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  • [–] 29 points 11 months ago (10 children)

    Its hard to believe that someone would be aware enough to go to something like this, while not being aware of the existence of alternative solutions that give you more control. But these people do definitely exist. At the same time i think that this group of people is probably quite diverse with some being complete hardliners that want zero tech while others are just against the kind that is extremely damaging to society and the world.

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  • [–] 34 points 11 months ago (8 children)

    I dunno.

    Multiple people in my friend group are aware of the issues with big tech companies.

    But the second you bring up FOSS with them, or Linux gets mentioned, they either disengage completely or get angry. One of these people heads an IT department.

    I don't know why they react that way. The weird part is, they'll happily use FOSS software like VLC or something Minecraft launcher. The second you say it's FOSS they actually seem less into the software, not more.

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  • [–] 11 points 11 months ago*

    I get it. My first introduction to FOSS was getting insulted by people for not knowing about FOSS, and it really put me off of things. It was made abundantly clear to me that only smart people know about Linux, and if I didn't know about Linux, I was too stupid to run Linux and needed to stick to Windows like the loser I was.

    So I stuck to Windows because I'd rather be a loser than an asshole. I have since tried linux, but everybody hates that I think Ubuntu is good for n00bs, so there is no winning.

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  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago

    This comment makes me sad. But I also feel like I've seen this. I honestly don't know where the hate for FOSS comes from. Has this person that hates FOSS ever explained their hatred? Genuinely curious how someone could hate options.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago

    I think it's a product of having grown up during the time when accessing commercial applications was about as easy as accessing the free ones at a time where many of the free ones were just pale imitations. And before the enshitification had really gotten going.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    I think few open source projects enjoy the user satisfaction that VLC does. Even Linux itself is not as friendly to its users.

    VLC (by cause or by effect?) also doesn't have evangelists trying to push it. It doesn't need them. Contrarianism is a strong motivator in today's culture.

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  • [–] 12 points 11 months ago*

    VLC definitely has evangelists, they have just become the dominant culture so you don't really notice it. They don't have an advertising budget, it got popular through word of mouth.

    I think Linux enthusiasts appear more evangelical because of the deep entrenchment of Windows; you are noticing the push back and debate, whereas with VLC you just see people recommending it and people being grateful for the recommendation.

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