• the_crotch
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    2 months ago

    Elitism and gatekeeping from a linux user? Nah, never, I must have misread

    • LunchMoneyThief@links.hackliberty.org
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      2 months ago

      I no longer view gatekeeping necessarily as a bad thing. In fact, it can be sometimes be necessary to preserve communities.

      I’ve also learned over the years that the only people who succeed in migrating to linux are those who both considerably desire to do so while also having a level of technical competency somewhere north of average. Anyone else is just being strung along by a “helpful” linux evangelist in their family or friends group, and will ultimately drop the solution at the first sign of trouble and frustration.