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SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

The problem is no matter how badly we want that to be true, Linux just still is not stable enough or user friendly enough for the average user. Unless you’re ready to be a system admin full-time for someone you’re giving a Linux device to, it’s pointless. Even the simple ones like Mint? It’s too much for my elderly mom, she gets lost too easily.

I want people to switch to Linux too, but this is exactly why this comic is dead-accurate, because it’s just not ready for average users and likely won’t be anytime soon. Why? Because Linux gives you control, and giving you control is actually demanding of your time and energy and effort. People like Windows or macOS because they don’t have to expend time, energy, and effort, it just “works” well enough for them to use it passively.

There are worse things in the world than regular people not being able to handle Linux.

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