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0 points_wldu5y ago0 comments

Your comments are insulting to people who actually do not care and just want to use the same popular platform that all their friends use. A few nerds telling them they are not enlightened won't work. It's the same bunch of nerds telling them to run Linux. Can't the masses just see how wrong they are... yeah, right.

I run Linux and use the open web BTW, I'm just old enough to know that insulting people you are trying to convince of something usually backfires. And, most importantly, you should know that they may not want or need your help. You calling them uninformed/ignorant/closed minded/etc. will just get you kicked out faster.

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kitotik5y ago

I doubt the people who don’t care, will care what some nerd says about their tech practices.

Advocating for some rando normie to use Linux is arguably malpractice.

Advocating for a software enthusiast / developer / privacy wonk etc to use and create open systems and tools is completely reasonable and potentially impactful.

It’s the people who create stuff that need to take the moral stand. The unwashed masses are, uh, the unwashed masses.

aylmao5y ago

Sorry if my comment sounded insulting, I didn't mean it to. I use open-minded as a term to refer to the type of user the original comment was alluding to, for the sake of consistent terminology. I didn't call anyone ignorant, and apologize if you interpreted my comment that way. I use many of these services myself, and too think this attitude of them vs. us, right vs. wrong, is the wrong one to take.

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