I don't know wether to blame our lack of time to actually do whatever it is, or of it's because all of our brains are rotten from lifetimes of marketing.

[–] null@slrpnk.net 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Unfortunately, I feel like most hobby forums devolve into fetishism.

Nah, come on. I use Arch, btw.

[–] nitefox@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

“No but endeavour is not arch! See, like its completely different yes yes completely different”

[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ironically, home server people are obsessed with spending as little money as possible. The TrueNAS hardware compatibility list prides itself on being infrequently updated!

[–] null@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago

The ugly little stack of older desktops and laptops sitting in the corner of the room running services I don't need can confirm this.

[–] jaspersgroove@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Little of column a, little of column b…combine that with peoples propensity for one-upsmanship and the convenient anonymity of the internet and you have a great recipe for people that are more than happy to gatekeep and talk shit as opposed to putting actual effort into more in-depth analysis and discussion.

[–] Glemek@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Because you can't hike on an internet forum, but you can endlessly perseverate about gear.