• fidodo@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Pros of Linux: does exactly what you ask it to do.

    Cons of Linux: does exactly what you ask it to do.

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      Reminds me of my first day of a computer programming class. My teacher told us to write down instructions on how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Then he would follow the instructions.

      “Put the peanut butter inside two slices of bread.” He’d grab the jar of peanut butter and put the whole jar inside two slices of bread

      “Grab a knife and scoop out the peanut butter.” He’d start stabbing the lid.

      Beautiful analogy of what it’s like to deal with technology

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        that’s good, but real computer programming is more like

        Error: file “PeanutButter.h” not found

        Exit status code 1

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    It does exactly what the people on the internet are telling me to make it do. There’s a big difference.

    I know it’s hard to accept, but Linux (no matter the distro) requires external help a lot more than Windows or OSX, even for people who are tech literate.

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      Preach. I love Linux. I run PopOS and have tried several distros. I ran Linux only from 2008-2013. It’s gotten so much better than it used to. But there is still so much to do if we ever want to reach mass desktop adoption.