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[–] orphiebaby@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Linux fanaticism drives me crazy. I'm definitely not saying this is true of everyone, but the very nature of Linux seems to attract many elitists who are against unified vision, accessibility, and the unfun amount and types of work required for testing quality and compatibility. The result is that for the foreseeable future, desktop Linux is a mess for everyone, and unusable by the masses. And while I'll get downvoted for saying that (and for saying the rest of this), I feel like many Linux fanatics secretly like that "normal peasants" can't effectively use Linux.

I will take some corporate bullshit that works, over only-half-working FOSS any day of the week. And I'm not shitting on FOSS itself. I'm just saying Linux is a disorganized and unfriendly mess. I never did get any sound whatsoever working on my i7-6700 and MSI gaming motherboard in Ubuntu, no matter how long I screwed around with Linux. And that was just to start. I wanted to love and use Linux, I really did.

Lastly, I just want to say I'm super happy with the other responses from Linux fans in this thread. They seem to understand that Linux is overrated, isn't for everyone, doesn't always work, and that Linux-pushers can be obnoxious. I super appreciate that understanding, fam.