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TechConnectify@mas.to - Oh my gosh I just figured it out.

Okay, all you open source evangelist people: your knee-jerk reaction to come at people who are talking about a problem with whatever commercial software they use and suggest Your Favorite Alternatives™ is exactly like saying "why don't you just buy a house?" to someone complaining about their landlord.

TechConnectify@mas.to - Actually, to borrow from @DoubleA, it's worse than that.

It's like talking to someone who is in a crappy apartment as though they have the agency and skills to stake out a plot of land and build their own home.

You have to be at peace with the fact that some people just want to exist and not worry about so many things. And they still have a right to complain about their situation.

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[–] vivadanang@lemm.ee 17 points 11 months ago (6 children)

you have to admit this is one hell of an edge case. the vast majority don't have your sister's 'problem'

[–] cwagner@beehaw.org 14 points 11 months ago (5 children)

I think the majority of us also don’t want to play tech support.

[–] vivadanang@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

the sword is double edged, the ones you neglect will come to you when it gets bad.

[–] cwagner@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago

Which is why me and people like me don’t care much what our relatives use :D

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