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eltimablo@kbin.social 9 months agoUnpopular opinion: I'm concerned that widespread adoption of Linux would mean a reduction in functionality for power users. Considering that the majority of "regular user" effort seems to be going into gaming, I'm doubly concerned that the first major group to embrace Linux would be Gamers, a demographic I think is capable of doing untold damage to the ecosystem at large.
I'd probably move to FreeBSD if things got to that point.
meat_popsicle@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Buffalox@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Your worry is completely unfounded. Linux will remain the OS of preference for supercomputers, mission critical tasks, programmers, network administrators and power users. And they will continue to make sure the access and tools remain available firegarding more user friendly options are developed too.
eltimablo@kbin.social 9 months ago
That's a fair point, but I've already seen what one uninformed, idiotic YouTuber (LTT) is capable of achieving by closing his eyes, putting his fingers in his ears, stamping his feet, and whipping his equally uninformed followers into a frenzy over an issue that was almost entirely his own fault. I fully expect such events to continue as Linux gains popularity.
Buffalox@lemmy.world 9 months ago
LTT is an idiot, what he did was the equivalent of demanding his new car could use spare parts from the old one. If not the new car is at fault.
I have blocked all his channels, because he is also corrupt. And his channel is hidden advertising in more cases than not, making it de facto illegal. He also ignore or give bad press to products from companies that don’t pay him enough.
eltimablo@kbin.social 9 months ago
Yeah I never cared for him much before, but I also never cared about him much either. Now I actively despise him, which I guess is a form of successful marketing in that I'm still talking about him, but fuck it.
Zirconium@lemmy.world 9 months ago
What are some good YouTubers instead? I just stopped watching LTT cause I realized I wasn’t learning anything