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TechConnectify@mas.to - Oh my gosh I just figured it out.

Okay, all you open source evangelist people: your knee-jerk reaction to come at people who are talking about a problem with whatever commercial software they use and suggest Your Favorite Alternatives™ is exactly like saying "why don't you just buy a house?" to someone complaining about their landlord.

TechConnectify@mas.to - Actually, to borrow from @DoubleA, it's worse than that.

It's like talking to someone who is in a crappy apartment as though they have the agency and skills to stake out a plot of land and build their own home.

You have to be at peace with the fact that some people just want to exist and not worry about so many things. And they still have a right to complain about their situation.

Link to thread: https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/111539959265152243

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[–] Grrbrr@sopuli.xyz 49 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Are you trying to gather a lynch mob here? I think posts like these are quite bad taste. Most wont have a good understanding of the situation.

Does this really fit this community?

I agree. As inaccurate as Technology Connection's statement is, this post here is kind of...distasteful.

[–] YuzuDrink@beehaw.org 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Is there a community where a take like this would be considered and welcome? Asking because I would like to follow that community…

[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 9 points 11 months ago
[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think it's a discussion worth having, since it's clearly a recurring problem.

with all do respect, what discussion can we have here other than dunking on technology connections with an out of context post that misses the second post that clarifies what hes actually saying?