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Cake day: July 11th, 2023

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  • Yes, it’s very different. It’s the difference between having a kitchen full of tools to make whatever you want (but you need to learn to cook), versus going to a restaurant where things are made for you, but you can only order what the chef decided to put on the menu (and they secretly spy on everything you do, sell information about you, “reset” your table on their whim, etc.).

    A lot of people have put a lot of work into making Linux much more accessible than it used to be, but that’s just a thin veneer over a much more complex machine.

    Do you like taking things apart and seeing how they work? Switch to Linux.

    Have you ever tried programming? Did you hate it? Stick with windows.

    Do you want to spend hours twiddling with your computer, eventually getting it to do exactly what you want, the way you want it? Switch.

    Do you want to just learn which button you’re supposed to press to make things run and never have to think about it again? Stick.

    I’ve been using Linux for about 25 years. Love it. Highly recommended. But it’s not for everyone.






  • Okay, how do you assess that harm has occurred?

    I claim that your post just harmed me. You should be excluded from the social contact.

    You violated the rules my god laid down. Harmful to me and all my fellow believers. You’re out.

    Your flagrant homosexuality is harming my children. Excluded.

    Your campaign to take away my guns is harming me and all my descendants. I was just minding my own business until you came along with your intolerant gun removal policies. Excluded! Burn him.

    This only solves the dilemma in a trivial way, if harm is transparent and uncontentious. It doesn’t address the real dilemma, which is widespread disagreement about what should and shouldn’t be tolerated.