Gorilladrums@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhat's a popular opinion on Lemmy that's unpopular in the real world?message-squaremessage-square128fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down12
arrow-up188arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a popular opinion on Lemmy that's unpopular in the real world?Gorilladrums@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square128fedilink
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoOutside of my tech career, I’ve never met a human that knows the word “Linux”. I don’t mean how it works, I mean they’ve never heard the word. Those same people don’t know what an operating system is. “Uh, is that like Apple?”
minus-squareslaneesh_is_right@lemmy.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoI think that’s what linux fanatics don’t understand. Their answer to everything is: just install linux, it’s perfect. Something didn’t work, what now? "Oh you have a nvidia graphics card? Hahaha, okay now you go to this website and copy 32 lines of code. That’s all nice and all, do i have to explain that to my sister who is always proud when she doubleclicks fast enough?
Outside of my tech career, I’ve never met a human that knows the word “Linux”. I don’t mean how it works, I mean they’ve never heard the word. Those same people don’t know what an operating system is. “Uh, is that like Apple?”
I think that’s what linux fanatics don’t understand. Their answer to everything is: just install linux, it’s perfect.
Something didn’t work, what now?
"Oh you have a nvidia graphics card? Hahaha, okay now you go to this website and copy 32 lines of code.
That’s all nice and all, do i have to explain that to my sister who is always proud when she doubleclicks fast enough?