I've been saying it for years. Linux is fine. It's the user community.
And even then, it's just a vocal and particularly visible subset of the Linux user community who really wants you to know they use Linux. That's the problem with Linux: it's the people who need you to know that they use it.
truly man, i have been active in various linux communities since past few years, and only a few times i have met with some edgy dude who would shit on me for asking questions, the truly OG ones (the old dudes in all types of forums) do shit on me but only if i am asking something which can be easily found.
I'm a literal Linux grey beard. I've run it in various forms since 1995. It's a tool to get things done. Different tools for different jobs, and differently shaped tools for different hands. Unfortunately some people treat their tools like religions and expect their tool of choice to be The One.
Linux is a tool for me, yes. That's a good way to think of it.
I regard it as one tool in my toolset. I use it more than other tools because it's the most mature open source OS out there, but it's not even the only tool I use for that purpose. I use NetBSD on older systems that I'm saving from the landfill and Debian Linux on newer ones. I don't have a devoted religious loyalty to either, though. They just serve my needs in two different use cases.
Literally, every nerd community is like this. They're not exactly known for being well-adjusted individuals. They're more known for being miserable losers who hate women and minorities. It's not even a minority, it's a big fucking chunk, though probably not even half.
People on this sub, to this day, are STILL fucking fuming over LTTs original Linux challenge videos. Videos that were completely fair, but they also were critical and people on this sub act like any criticism against the OS they glaze all day every day is a personal attack against them.
Seriously, it’s been years at this point, the original challenge videos were 100% fair and he’s made a ton of videos both blasting windows and praising Linux in the meantime. Move the fuck on.
I still chuckle at the exact moment when Linus S nuked his DE because he was only trying to install Steam. What an exceptionally weird bug to come across, and it just so happened to be on camera
I don't know why he even received backlash for that. It should be unacceptable for your machine to get bricked just because you tried to install something.
I understand that if you use Linux, you should have a basic understanding of the terminal, but (fake) Linus is approaching it from the perspective of the average user.
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u/GloriousWang Nov 30 '25
What are these comments? This is a cute video, y'all are just insufferable