Post #2718885

2026-05-10 19:24 UTC

I mean most young nerds have no idea how to use a computer never mind anything about the internals of Linux - I feel like the generations of nerds who know what systemd is are all over 30, and the ones who are mad about how systemd took over a bunch of things and kinda acted like dicks towards existing patterns are mostly over 40

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@klankin@piefed.ca 2026-05-11 02:41

Well yeah how am I supposed to fit systemd on a milkv duo of ram? My gen z brain can only handle compiling a kernel to minimize its footprint, hardly even scraping the surface of linux experience. (Non sarcastically though, why would anyone under 30 not know about systemd? Sure mainstream OS' have more users than ever, but thats cause the world is techier than ever - growing up with fiber makes getting distro and tutorials trivial. I theorise youre getting pulled into the boomer mindset of "this person online does this so is an accurate representation of an entire generation", which is kinda foolish.) (PPS I know some gen z's who dont even know what a file or folder is, so I'm not saying everyone is techy, but just that is almost statistically gaurenreed some people will be with a gen z population of almost billion people). (PPPS, yeah Im talking about the 64mb milkv duo. No its not fun. But fuck is it informative.)

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@Croquette@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-11 11:20

I am almost 40 and have been using Linux for 3 years now and I am computer literate. However, I couldn't tell you what exactly systemd other than vague generalities. I feel like there isn't a generation of nerds, just nerds in general, that use Linux deeply and are knowledgeable about Linux low level systems.

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@Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2026-05-11 19:36

I guess i got declassed from nerd or my age is all a lie

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