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Why are programmers so rude to beginners? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by alina@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I asked a question on a forum about why a command wasn't working. They said I didn't have an interpreter installed on my computer and were making fun of me. I showed them that I had one installed and that wasn't the problem, but they continued to talk sarcastically to me without explaining anything. Only one of them suggested the cause of the problem, and he was right, so I thanked him. Then another guy said that if I couldn't figure it out myself, I should do something else and that he was tired of people like me. After that, I deleted my question, and now I'm not sure. And I don't think I want to ask for help ever again

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[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Frankly, this has been quite a significant barrier to my Linux adoption previously. Its really unfortunate that people are like this. I wish there were set tags or communities for noob problems so people could post questions safely. Anyone who doesn't want to engage with noobs can then stay away.

[–] warm@kbin.earth 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They can just choose to ignore the questions, but they have big egos and zero social skills.

[–] SaneMartigan@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

It's amazing that people actively answer a question with insults rather than simply scrolling past.

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well, in case you need it in the future:

!linux4noobs@programming.dev

!linux4noobs@lemmy.world

[–] natecox@programming.dev 3 points 2 days ago

Hey cool recommendations. I’ll subscribe, maybe I’ll see something in the feed I can help with.