I’m still new here and to Linux and the whole age verification thing read to me as over-reactionary internet behavior you find all over reddit. No real underlying reason to make such a fuss other than to virtue signal to other linux users how security minded you are. Just makes the whole community look ridiculous.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Yah, you'll want a thick skin around this group and don't get herded into groupthink, but you seem to have that covered already.

There are places to look for help if you need it (I'm happy to take DMs) but unfortunately I'd have to recommend reddit/r/linuxquestions as probably the most welcoming. While the ArchWiki is a great source of information, stay far away from the Arch forums unless you're wearing blast armor. Format a question the wrong way and you'll get fragged. I'd say the Debian forums are probably the easiest to get along with, it seems populated with adults.