Post #3055529
2025-12-26 09:57 UTC
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@fschaap@mastodon.social 2025-12-26 12:20
@standev@mstdn.social @markstos@urbanists.social Different things suck in different ways. The main problem, I have found out, is other people with an opinion and a Microsoft habit. Your aunt, or whoever you helped, will talk to people about it, especially about niggles or problems. Those other people will then start to pressure your aunt to quit Linux, because they themselves don't know it and if your aunt has an issue, it must be as broken as their confirmation bias thinks it must be.
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@fschaap@mastodon.social 2025-12-26 12:21
@standev@mstdn.social @markstos@urbanists.social Different things suck in different ways. The main problem, I have found out, is other people with an opinion and a Microsoft habit. Your aunt, or whoever you helped, will talk to people about it, especially about niggles or problems. Those other people will then start to pressure your aunt to quit Linux, because they themselves don't know it and if your aunt has an issue, it must be as broken as their confirmation bias thinks it must be.
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@fschaap@mastodon.social 2025-12-26 12:21
@standev@mstdn.social @markstos@urbanists.social Different things suck in different ways. The main problem, I have found out, is other people with an opinion and a Microsoft habit. Your aunt, or whoever you helped, will talk to people about it, especially about niggles or problems. Those other people will then start to pressure your aunt to quit Linux, because they themselves don't know it and if your aunt has an issue, it must be as broken as their confirmation bias thinks it must be.
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@markstos@urbanists.social 2025-12-26 12:35
@standev@mstdn.social I explain you can't use Windows-only apps if they are using MS Office, they should use LibreOffice or Google docs. In exchange, they generally won't have to worry about viruses, the computer will run faster, and they may need to consider Linux-compatibility when they shop for a printer.