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the Windows user who helps people troubleshoot is far superior to the best Linux user who refuses to learn how to help. Having the better OS doesn't make you more virtuous or some shit. no identity can make you a good person
- Why is "gives free tech support," an expectation of being a good person? I spent 7 years of my life doing tech support professionally.
  a) I never want to do it again, because honestly fuck computers, but b) If I have to, I'm certainly not going to do it unless I already like you or you are paying me.
  Figure your own shit out. I have a life to live and I don't have infinite free time and energy to help you unfuck whatever stupid bullshit happened to your computer. Especially if you're being entitled about it.
  
  that's fine so long as you don't just tell people to use Linux to solve problems. you're free to not offer help so long as you don't offer sarcastic help that jerks off your own superiority
  
  Big "fuck you i got mine" energy here.
  Classic.
  
  I don't think it's an expectation of being a good person.
  I do think that "free tech support" is a way some people like to give back to the community that gave them a completely free operating system.
- Exactly! I'm so tired of troubleshooting windows issues on a machine that HAS to use windows due to its applications not working on anything but windows (yes even using docker) and getting "switch to linux" as an answer. Linux is great, but it's not a panacea, the way linux users online (and especially here on lemmy) act is insanely cult-like and extremely unhelpful.

Thats not true, if you are able to compile a RISC V kernel then you are more than welcome to join us in our kline bottle!
- What the fuck is a kline bottle, the only bottles I know are Klein bottles. Might as well call them huge bottles while you're at it.
  
  You got me I just spelled it out in my head and didnt check, but that also allows you in! Welcome to the bottle.
  
  You mean kernel bottles?
- I'm sure I could compile a kernal if I put my mind to it.
  
  You know you should. Just take what they give you as a default (like fedora) and just look at it and be like you know I dont need all these network drivers, turn them all off and compile and feel like a hacker for a day!
- Why did I read this as k-line bottle

Learning a Romance language makes previously inscrutable, dignified sounding place names absurd. Mouse Mouth? They named it Mouse Mouth?

Gonna leave this gem here
https://youtu.be/Tn2UCqL5qyo