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That’s the implication is it not?

”Hey I have a question, but it might be kind of stupid so I don’t know if it’s worth asking…”

”Hey, there’s no such thing as a stupid question! Go ahead, what is it?”

”Hey, thanks! So, is America a plutocracy-“

”What are you, stupid? Yeah, you’re definitely an idiot. Stupid idiot. Get out of here.”

Again, that’s only from your (biased) viewpoint. I’m sure you or I can say that with relatively little consideration from our cushy positions in wealthy countries, but try and get, say, the average Sudanese citizen to agree with that. It’s really not gonna work.

Plus to agree with your sentiment is to say that capitalism is worth the suffering it causes. I’m gonna have to disagree with that on principle.

Only if you’re basing your assertion on inherently biased criteria. For many in the west it’s better sure, but what about the majority of people in impoverished countries, or less fortunate people in general? How about non-human species that have been losing their natural habitats to pollution and global warming inch by inch, or just human interference in general? Or even species that have been outright driven to extinction by human activity?

I’m not so sure any of that is worth it for a new smart phone every year with only marginally better features. And I hear the new hyped-up technology is pretty much the epitome of an infinite amount of monkeys on typewriters desperate to type up Shakespeare.

He’s got chode energy for sure

There’s a multitude of ways to correct someone without coming off as a pedantic prick in the process

There’s always a 10th dentist

I’m just imagining someone saying this in response to OP’s joke at a party and this is the (natural) response

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If it’s ageism then there shouldn’t be any minimum age for voting either, no? By your logic, since there’s no set age for lacking the mental cognition to vote, under-18s should be allowed to as well.

No this is Doug, he’s the premier of Ontario right now. They both crawled out of the same hellish crevice though

We need more paperclips and we need them now!!!

When his crackhead brother died the monkey’s paw curled and now we’re stuck with this 250 pound mosquito

This is what the paradox of tolerance is all about. Extending tolerance to those who are intolerant of others only serves to enable the rise and eventual dominance of intolerance, thus undermining the original principle. The only way to combat this is (ironically) to be intolerant of such behaviour on both a cultural and systemic level.

You got me, I’m actually Walt Disney’s frozen head on a burner account

Damn, sorry I managed to hit a nerve I guess. Pretty crazy of you to compare Linux snobbery to literal racism lol.

When did I ever imply Linux is “superior” to any other platform? You can use Windows, Mac, or Linux, and you shouldn’t need to think twice about the “rightness” of your decision any further than what it means to you. There’s nothing inherently wrong with any of those choices and they all have their own strengths and weaknesses. You seem to think that because I have a general preference and fondness for Linux and a distaste for multi-billion dollar corporations, that inherently means my opinion is stupid and wrong. Which is silly, obviously, and I’m sorry for thinking I didn’t have to lay that out directly for you.

Not once did I imply my opinion is unique compared to all the others, nor did I virtue-signal through the self-righteous “objectivity” of it. I like Linux, and you seem to have a seething hatred of its userbase which surpasses all reason and good faith. That’s okay, but it’s not okay to immediately lump me in with the annoying Linux users which seem to have made more than a large impression on you. People are not one-dimensional characters, not even the people you dislike so much. They all have their own reasons, experiences, and biases for treating things the way they do, which is why it’s not okay to judge people based on cliches/stereotypes or even cognitively assign people to them. Ironically, those are both traits of those racists you seem to hate.

So I’m not entitled to my opinion? It’s a little disingenuous to act like I’m worshipping Linux when I literally just denounced that behaviour.

I know it’s a crazy thought, but people are allowed to appreciate creations on an emotional level. I’m not shaming you either way whether you like it or not, I’m just laying out some reasons for why people treat Linux the way they do. People are allowed to like their tools and the work put into making them, and so the same thing goes for any software.

It seems to me like you’re just having a hard time understanding that people tend to feel sentimental about their interests, which is what, y’know… Humans do. Your principles aren’t universal imperatives. You’re entitled to them, but you’re treating them as objectively as any Linux snob treats their favourite distro.

Funnily enough you’re also not entirely consistent with your holier-than-thou attitude towards any biases. This whole back and forth started with you calling Linux boring and dumb, facetious or not.

I agree that there’s a lot of overexaggeration in the Linux sphere about how great it is (along with the snobs that come with it), but it’s not entirely without merit either. Linux has a big emphasis on user choice and configuration, and it’s pretty much the only OS in the world which can run on basically any machine that has the specs for it.

It tends to go relatively underappreciated how big of an impact Linux has had and continues to do so in how diverse & ubiquitous it is, so it’s not too surprising that insecure users tend to compensate by dunking on Windows/Mac and its users whenever they get the chance. That’s not to say it doesn’t have its shortcomings (it certainly does) but Linux is one of the few software creations that managed to maintain the majority of its principles over its lifespan without enshittifying itself. So there’s also that moral factor which makes many feel justified in glorifying it.

Overall I’d say it’s balanced between being overrated and the rise of RNGesus. It’s a great ecosystem to take part in (albeit with an occasional degree of confusion) and as long as you treat the Linux supremacist crowd as unserious (which they are when it comes down to it) there’s really no reason to dislike it in general. Especially if you want to stick it to Microslop or Slopple :)

Did Linus Torvalds sleep with your wife or something