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[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I mean, I'm not trying to be dismissive of the hard work the devs do at all.

My real issue is with the endless "It's easier than Windows now lolz!" I've literally been browbeaten and downvoted I don't know how many fucking times by asshats PROMISING me that problems like this don't fucking exist and it's FINE to load up Linux for fucking Grandma. Oh so when the power subsystem keeps crashing and Grandma doesn't know how to send an error report, it's just fine?

The issue isn't the lack of solution, the issue is Linux afficianodos acting like real problems like these are bullshit and it's child's play to make the jump from Windows/macOS to Linux.

And it's not! Linux is demands more of you! It doesn't baby you or do it for you. The last ten years have been nothing but research and figuring shit out. Windows and mac treat users like babies and Linux treats users like adults and it's not an easy transition for a lot of folks. Windows takes away your agency, Linux demands your agency.

Sorry for the rant, I just want people to recognize Linux still has it's quirks and that's fine but acting like it's for everyone is a fucking joke and a crock of shit.

[-] Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

This isn't universally true and depends heavily on what the user uses their PC for and what hardware they have, but I have family members who would constantly ask for tech support for Windows. Just neverending issues. I installed Ubuntu for them, and tech support requests dropped by an order of magnitude.

Nowadays they barely even turn it on, it's all phones and tablets.

this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2026
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