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jesus thinkpads gone downhill (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

It's not just about the bloat or the free software principles nowadays. If you live in the US right now and organize against the regime, it is a matter of personal safety to not use Windows 11, or at least to neuter it as much as possible.

That thing leaks everything you do to Microsoft, and you know as well as I do on whose side they're on, and what the fascists do to those who threaten them. Same with most other corporate software.

Apart from that, right now Linux is the easiest to use it's ever been, and has no intention of stopping. The racecar analogy is no longer relevant, perhaps it's closer to manual vs. automatic nowadays. You do have to learn a bit more stuff about your computer than you would with Windows, but it's not a lot.

The biggest barrier to entry is installation, which is why everyone who cares about privacy (which frankly can equal survival in these trying times) should be hosting Linux and de-googled Android install parties.