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What are the silliest reasons people have given you for not wanting to try Linux? (no.lastname.nz)

submitted 5 days ago by cm0002@no.lastname.nz to c/linux@programming.dev

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The best one I've ever heard is they like the Microsoft wallpapers. Yes i told them you can use them on linux too. But they argued with me that they wouldn't be compatible.

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[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 42 points 5 days ago (2 children)

The only people I know that I’ve not been able to convince are absolutely attached to their competitive shooters. That seems to be the last bastion for many.

I’ve tried to explain (in very subtle ways) that their lives would genuinely be better off without those types of games reeling them in, but it’s a genuine addiction for them.

[–] Scoopta@programming.dev 26 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I have a friend who won't leave windows because of League...in fact when we work on projects together I often have symlinks in my repo and he won't even turn on developer mode to deal with them because it means if he wants to play league he has to restart his computer since it breaks the anti-cheat...so I have to make sure to desymlinkify any repo I expect him to clone...it's cursed how much of a hold a stupid game can have.

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Doesn't git use some kind of shim for symlinks on Windows? So they don't break when committing back in.

[–] Scoopta@programming.dev 1 points 4 days ago

No idea, I use mercurial mostly

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 1 points 4 days ago

Just tell him to make a Linux VM for it.

[–] justdaveisfine@piefed.social 19 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Similar here - The grip League of Legends has on people is terrifying.

[–] hallettj@leminal.space 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

As a gamer myself I don't think it's appropriate to try to deprive someone of a hobby that they genuinely enjoy. As a long-time Linux user I stick to games that work well on Linux, like Overwatch. But unfortunately games aren't interchangeable - if League is your thing, Dota might not be an acceptable substitute.

Better to argue for dual booting than to try to cut off a friend's personal relationship with their game.

[–] spartanatreyu@programming.dev 13 points 5 days ago

There's a difference between someone who likes poker and someone who has a gambling problem.

The same thing exists in games. It could be a reliance on gambling or other addictive behavior, it could be the game generates online toxicity, or something else. Either way, if it's becoming a problem it needs to be addressed.

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 5 points 5 days ago

Even if that game is toxic waste?