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Someone argued with me and called me a lot of rude things cause I called them privileged for them saying everyone should just buy an extra computer that they can use to run linux.
Like when I called them out on it and said it's a lot for people to just buy multiple devices for the sake of being both on Linux and Windows if people don't have a purpose for Linux he called me a troll and spoke down to me as if his existence and level of life was what everyone else lives.
It's not just politics. It's not even the politics that upsets me it's the condescending self righteous know it all attitude that's everywhere in this platform. That their life is objectively the way to be. It's pompous and that's absolutely the users.
I mean, if you cast the first stone, don't be surprised if people pelt you back, dude.
Third message after they told me to "get gud" for not being able to buy another PC and then treating me like a toddler for saying it didn't make sense to own multiple PCs just to have one we don't use for Linux and he asked if he "held my little hand long enough"
I ain't casting many stones first unless you consider the questions and the follows up an invitation to attack.
Some Linux users can be so toxic it's cringe.
And I use Linux.
Any link to that thread?
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/comment/14445762
Hm, they still said
But yeah, not the best interaction indeed
Yeah I was already upset by that point and they started by still doubting that I just wanted to ask a question and called me a bullshitter...
But it's my point. It makes conversations a fight to be right more than a conversation with no backing off. And by the end it just becomes 2 people being awful to each other for spectators.
It feels bad from my perspective and I don't learn anything.
I think the platform inspires snark and winner takes all mentality.
It's really community dependant. As I said, tech communities can be quite toxic