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It just pisses me off that people told me for years to switch to Linux and when I finally did, it wasn't good enough for a lot of them because I wasn't using the right flavor of Linux in their view.
But yeah, Mint is fine for my needs- a web browser and a handful of applications- and I'm going to stick with it.
Every community everywhere has a-holes. Live your best minty life
It’s the hobbyist issue. “You don’t [hobby]‽ Learn it!” Followed by “Do more [complicated/expensive/expert] version.”
I’m really glad I switched, but I’m a casual. I shouldn’t’ve taken the die hards into account when switching. You don’t need or want to learn an instrument on the most expensive version. You don’t need or want a high end carbon fiber bike to get into shape and do grocery runs. And you don’t need or want to learn on arch unless you’re certain you want to spend a lot of time learning.
In the past 5ish years linux has entered viability as an “I just need a computer and this seems like it might be better for my needs/wants”. We should trust them about as much as the people saying to drop thousands of dollars on a top of the line bicycle for groceries.
I can relate. if you let people tell you what you should do, you will never feel satisfied because there is no consensus. People are addicted to pointing out negatives and telling others what they should be doing. I am an arch user because of imagined people telling me I should.
I realize now I that this has impacted my life in many ways. I am working to uncover the difference between what I want, and what I think i should do because of what my brain thinks people expect of me.
And you're programming you can still do most of the terminal shenanigans that are enabled by linux