bestboyfriendintheworldOct 26

Sometimes people like to complain about windows and iOS

https://sh.itjust.works/post/48659051

Show threadChloé 🥕

ok so a couple things for the people in this thread:

  • sometimes, when people complain, they don’t want advice. they just want to vent their frustration. that’s ok. your advice is just gonna come off as annoying, especially
  • if they’ve heard it a billion times already. and trust me, if you’re on the fediverse and complain about windows or macos, you’ve heard “just use linux lol” before.
  • holy shit stop doing victim blaming. this goes for everything btw. like. stop. “lol your fault for using windows” shut up. if you’re already doing victim blaming for trivial stuff, i don’t trust you for when much more serious problems arise.
    • Oct 27 at 5:13amWeb
    Show threademeralddawn45Oct 27
    You’re not a victim for using windows, you’re a consumer. “I cant stop using windows because i have stockholm syndrome don’t blame me” is like the most unhinged take ive heard so far and is super disrespectful to anyone whos actually been a victim of just about anything.
    Show threadpetrol_sniff_kingOct 27
    I would like to imagine you say these same things every single time grocery store packaging gets a little bit smaller.
    Show threadproleOct 27
    Huh? I think I would just go for the better, cheaper (free?) alternative
    Show threadexplodicleOct 27
    Farmers markets?
    Show threadpetrol_sniff_kingOct 27

    What I’m suggesting is that if we’re going to pretend that consumers are never victims of company practices, then emeralddawn specifically should never, ever, ever complain about shrinkflation. Or $80 video games, as far as I’m concerned.

    But who knows. Perhaps they don’t.

    Show threadCamelbeardOct 27
    These are decent points, but if you would use Linux you would not have these problems! You would have different problems, but somehow blame others, like why didn’t make X decent drivers for Linux, or why am I still forced to use Teams…
    Show thread2910000Oct 27

    My takeaway from point 1 is to rephrase my advice as a complaint:

    “Man, it sucks you have that problem with Windows. I’ve been struggling with a computer problem of my own actually. I’ve been getting really down down thinking about all the Windows users out there who just have no clue about how the power of Linux could change their lives for the better”

    Show threadpetrol_sniff_kingOct 27

    This makes you sound like a Jehova’s witness.

    The main problem is that linux people are politically linux people, their morals and identity are strongly attached to their OS choice, and they have no social skills.

    You can advocate for linux to windows people all you like, you just can’t be annoying. A lot of linux people are really fucking annoying.

    Show thread2910000Oct 27

    This makes you sound like a Jehova’s witness.

    Idk if that’s a valid comparison… being a Jehovah’s witness doesn’t save you a penny in software licensing costs

    Show threadexplodicleOct 27
    They’re just saying it sounds like them, not that it’s the same thing. They believe they’re saving your soul.
    Show threadpetrol_sniff_kingOct 27
    The comparison is the door-to-door evangelism, i.e., it’s really easy to tell that that phrasing has an ulterior motive. Kinda like how “Netflix and chill” does not mean “let’s watch Netflix.”