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I don’t get why people on Lemmy care so much about either of them so passionately, I passively see more Linux vs Windows in a week here than basically the rest of my life before joining this site. Is every other person here some kind of computer science enthusiast or something like that?
The principles that make Lemmy attractive are the same principles that people like about Linux: freedom, openness, tech independence. The list could go on.
Point is, it's safe to say that if you like either one, you're more likely than the average person to like the other as well.
Because there is an ethical implication is using Linux vs Windows.
Windows is the De Facto choice since Windows 95 at least. And Microsoft is steering computers in a anti-consumers space. So for many people, using Linux isn't simply using a different OS but it is also a ethical statement.
Lemmy's full of linux fans. Theres not really much more to it
Yup I like control and I can't stand my computer doing things on its own.
Similarly, I can't stand how commercial OSes are constantly trying to push their own control on customers. Walled gardens, building in advertising backdoors, pushing AI "features" trying to get customers hooked on their latest venture bubble that's cooking the planet...
Etc, etc, etc...
Well there's probably not enough memory to install Windows on those fans anyways...
You don't need to. You just open those windows for a nice breeze.
It's because Lemmy is a techy tinkering hub. The same skills and interests needed to be aware of and migrate to Lemmy lend themselves to people migrating to Linux.
Both are free and open source and arguably better than the alternatives of reddit and windows so of course there are a bunch of dorks on here trying to get you to switch.
Both also cut down on how much you can be spied on and manipulated by algorithms so that's a big incentive to convert people too.
Edit: btw you should switch to linux
Lemmy, like linux, has a very small learning curve that keeps out most people.
That's a fair way to sum it up, yeah. Politics aside, we like to tinker with tech and Linux is inherently tinker-able.
Yes, most lemmings use Linux and because you have to care about your choice of operating system at least a little bit for Linux there is a lot of talk about it here
Honestly i don't see much pro windows stuff here. Mainly just hate for it.
But yeah the thought-journey to reach Lemmy from Reddit is a very similar journey to reaching Linux from Windows.
Weirdos who feel the need to let everyone know their team is superior, so they can feel superior. Its just as dumb as apple vs. android or Xbox vs playstation vs pc. Guys, It's ok to like what you do and NOT shit on people who don't do what you're doing.
I want people to have a free alternative to windows that actually let's them know what's under the hood, I understand that elitism absolutely exists in the Linux community, but most of us just want to see you enjoy an operating system that respects the user and isn't at the mercy of techbro man children.