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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Linux. The operating system is extremely nuanced, and without a solid grasp of command-line interfaces and system architecture, most of the concepts will go over a typical user’s head. There's also the community's open-source philosophy, which is intricately woven into its development—its principles draw heavily from the ideals of free software and collaborative coding. The true enthusiasts grasp this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to appreciate the depths of these systems, to realize that they’re not just functional—they represent a radical shift in computing. As a consequence, people who dislike Linux truly ARE uninformed; of course, they wouldn’t appreciate, for instance, the brilliance behind commands like "sudo," which itself is a profound commentary on user permissions and control. I'm smirking right now just imagining those confused novices scratching their heads in bewilderment as the power of the terminal unfolds before them. What fools... how I pity them. And yes, by the way, I DO have a Linux tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It’s for the tech-savvy eyes only—and even they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Linux.

Not necessarily. ChromeOS is Linux, and is easier to learn/use than Windows is.

The true enthusiasts grasp this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to appreciate the depths of these systems, to realize that they’re not just functional—they represent a radical shift in computing.

Unix (which Linux is based on) is 50 years old. I agree that Unix/Linux is vastly superior to Windows though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

You know what I wrote was a copyPasta shit post right?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Quick question, was that an existing copypasta or did you come up with it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

It's the Rick and Morty copy pasta reworked for Linux.